Mexican restaurant, six with hot peppers and seven without. However, the restaurant forgot to label them. If you pick three burritos at random, find the probability of the given event. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) At least two have hot peppers

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You order thirteen burritos to go from a Mexican restaurant, six with hot peppers and seven without. However, the restaurant forgot to label them. If you pick three burritos at random, find the probability of the given event. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

At least two have hot peppers.
 
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Given:

Thirteen burritos are ordered from a Mexican restaurant, six with hot peppers and seven without. 

Sample size, 

n = 3

We need to determine the probability that, if three burritos are picked at random then at least two have hot peppers.

Concept:

We use Binomial probability law to find the required probability.

If a random variable X follows Binomial Distribution with parameters n and p then the Binomial probability law is given by;

P(X=x)=C(n,x) pxq(n-x) ; x=0,1,2,...,nwhere C(n,x)=n!x!(n-x)!            n is the number of trials            p is the probability of success            x is the number of outcomes            q=(1-p)

 
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