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. Correct b.  Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is red or orange. c.  Compute the probability that three randomly selected peanut M&M’s are all blue. Correct d.  If you randomly select six peanut M&M’s, compute that probability that none of them are blue. e.  If you randomly select six peanut M&M’s, compute that probability that at least one of them is blue.

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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.

Correct

b.  Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is red or orange.



c.  Compute the probability that three randomly selected peanut M&M’s are all blue.

Correct

d.  If you randomly select six peanut M&M’s, compute that probability that none of them are blue.



e.  If you randomly select six peanut M&M’s, compute that probability that at least one of them is blue.

 

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