According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures M&M's, 12% of peanut M&M's are brown, 15% are yellow, 12% are red, 23% are blue, 23% are orange and 15% are green. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places where possible) a. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is not brown. b. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is red or yellow. c. Compute the probability that three randomly selected peanut M&M's are all brown.

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According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures M&M's,
12% of peanut M&M's are brown, 15% are yellow, 12% are red, 23%
are blue, 23% are orange and 15% are green. (Round your answers
to 4 decimal places where possible)
a. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M
is not brown.
b. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M
is red or yellow.
c. Compute the probability that three randomly selected peanut
M&M's are all brown.
d. If you randomly select six peanut M&M's, compute that
probability that none of them are orange.
e. If you randomly select six peanut M&M's, compute that
probability that at least one of them is orange.
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Transcribed Image Text:According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures M&M's, 12% of peanut M&M's are brown, 15% are yellow, 12% are red, 23% are blue, 23% are orange and 15% are green. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places where possible) a. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is not brown. b. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is red or yellow. c. Compute the probability that three randomly selected peanut M&M's are all brown. d. If you randomly select six peanut M&M's, compute that probability that none of them are orange. e. If you randomly select six peanut M&M's, compute that probability that at least one of them is orange. Submit Question
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Ppeanut M$M's brown=0.12,

Ppeanut M$M's yellow=0.15,

Ppeanut M$M's red=0.12.

Ppeanut M$M's blue=0.23,

Ppeanut M$M's orange=0.23,

Ppeanut M$M's green=0.15

 

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