An urn has 11 balls that are identical except that 7 are white and 4 are red. A sample of 8 is selected randomly without replacement. What is the probability that exactly 6 are white and 2 are red? What is the probability that at least 6 of the balls are white

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An urn has 11 balls that are identical except that 7 are white and 4 are red. A sample of 8 is selected randomly without replacement.
What is the probability that exactly 6 are white and 2 are red?


What is the probability that at least 6 of the balls are white?

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7 white

4 red

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11 total balls

 

select 8 balls at random and without replacement. 

 

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