What is the probability that the container given to the tester has exactly 3 flakes of gold?

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
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Answer this probability question and show complete solution. Box final answer.

San Miguel Corporation has
a plan to put something into their
new product: tiny gold flakes!
They put those tiny gold flakes first
into a beverage container at 500
flakes per one litre container.
A one litre container is randomly
selected, shaken, and a 10 ml sample
is immediately drawn to be given to
a tester.
What is the probability that the
container given to the tester has
exactly 3 flakes of gold?
Transcribed Image Text:San Miguel Corporation has a plan to put something into their new product: tiny gold flakes! They put those tiny gold flakes first into a beverage container at 500 flakes per one litre container. A one litre container is randomly selected, shaken, and a 10 ml sample is immediately drawn to be given to a tester. What is the probability that the container given to the tester has exactly 3 flakes of gold?
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