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13.7 Exercise 15

Avg difficulty 2.5

A child randomly selects 3 gumballs from a container holding 4 purple gumballs, 8 yellow gumballs, and 2 green gumballs.

  1. ⓐFind the probability that all 3 gumballs selected are purple.
  2. ⓑFind the probability that no yellow gumballs are selected.
  3. ⓒFind the probability that at least 1 yellow gumball is selected.

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 13.7 Probability, exercise 15

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