According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures M&M's, 12% of peanut M&M's are brown, 15% are yellow, 12% are red, 23% are blue, 23% are orange and 15% are green. [Round your answers to three decimal places, for example: 0.123] Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is not red. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is brown or yellow. Compute the probability that two randomly selected peanut M&M's are both yellow. If you randomly select three peanut M&M's, compute that probability that none of them are brown. If you randomly select three peanut M&M's, compute that probability that at least one of them is brown.

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures M&M's, 12% of peanut M&M's are
brown, 15% are yellow, 12% are red, 23% are blue, 23% are orange and 15% are green. [Round your
answers to three decimal places, for example: 0.123]
Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is not red.
Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is brown or yellow.
Compute the probability that two randomly selected peanut M&M's are both yellow.
If you randomly select three peanut M&M's, compute that probability that none of them are brown.
If you randomly select three peanut M&M's, compute that probability that at least one of them is
brown.
Transcribed Image Text:According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures M&M's, 12% of peanut M&M's are brown, 15% are yellow, 12% are red, 23% are blue, 23% are orange and 15% are green. [Round your answers to three decimal places, for example: 0.123] Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is not red. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is brown or yellow. Compute the probability that two randomly selected peanut M&M's are both yellow. If you randomly select three peanut M&M's, compute that probability that none of them are brown. If you randomly select three peanut M&M's, compute that probability that at least one of them is brown.
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