I have 28 pieces of candies out of which 6 are strawberry bon bons. I have 4 jars and I randomly place 7 candies in each jar. a. Find the probability that all the strawberry bon bons are in the first jar. b. I checked the first jar and I found that there are 2 strawberry bon bons in it. Given this information find the probability that there are 3 strawberry bon bons in the second jar.

I have 28 pieces of candies out of which 6 are strawberry bon bons. I have 4 jars and I randomly place 7 candies in each jar. a. Find the probability that all the strawberry bon bons are in the first jar. b. I checked the first jar and I found that there are 2 strawberry bon bons in it. Given this information find the probability that there are 3 strawberry bon bons in the second jar.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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