Illustration 66. 50 out of every 1000 cigarettes are rolled up in gold flake and are mixed with the general cigarettes at random. The company offers to trade a new packet of cigarettes for each gold cigarette, a smoker finds in a packet of Brand X. What is the probability that the buyers of Brand, X will find X = 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 gold cigarettes in a single packet of 10 ?

Illustration 66. 50 out of every 1000 cigarettes are rolled up in gold flake and are mixed with the general cigarettes at random. The company offers to trade a new packet of cigarettes for each gold cigarette, a smoker finds in a packet of Brand X. What is the probability that the buyers of Brand, X will find X = 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 gold cigarettes in a single packet of 10 ?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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