General Mills is testing 12 new cereals for possible production. They are testing 5 oat cereals, 3 wheat cereals, and 4 rice cereals. If each of the 12 cereals has the same chance of being produced, and 4 new cereals will be produced, determine the probability that of the 4 new cereals that will be produced, 2 are oat cereals, 1 is a wheat cereal, and 1 is a rice cereal.
General Mills is testing 12 new cereals for possible production. They are testing 5 oat cereals, 3 wheat cereals, and 4 rice cereals. If each of the 12 cereals has the same chance of being produced, and 4 new cereals will be produced, determine the probability that of the 4 new cereals that will be produced, 2 are oat cereals, 1 is a wheat cereal, and 1 is a rice cereal.
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
Problem 2C
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General Mills is testing
12
new cereals for possible production. They are testing
5
oat cereals,
3
wheat cereals, and
4
rice cereals. If each of the
12
cereals has the same chance of being produced, and
4
new cereals will be produced, determine the probability that of the
4
new cereals that will be produced,
2
are oat cereals,
1
is a wheat cereal,
and
1
is a rice cereal.
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