A cook is preparing fruit jam for the festival next week. She has bought 30 apples from the farmer's market and unknown to the cook, 8 of these apples are not fresh. She will randomly select 10 apples to prepare the jam. What is the probability that she will use at least 3 of the apples that are not fresh for preparing the jam?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A cook is preparing fruit jam for the festival next week. She has bought 30 apples from the farmer's market and unknown to the cook, 8 of these apples are not fresh. She will randomly select 10 apples to prepare the jam. What is the probability that she will use at least 3 of the apples that are not fresh for preparing the jam?

 

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