A researcher is selecting lab rats for her experiment. She assigns each rat a number and picks numbers out of a hat while blindfolded. The pool of rats from which she is drawing participants is composed of the following: 23 male albino rats 21 male spotted rats 35 female albino rats 11 female spotted rats If she reaches into the hat twice, what is the probability of choosing a male albino rat and then either a female albino rat or a male spotted rat

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Answer: [tex]\dfrac{76}{89}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The pool of rats from which the researcher is drawing participants is composed of the following:

23 male albino rats

21 male spotted rats

35 female albino rats

11 female spotted rats

Total rats = 23+21+35+11 =90

[tex]P(male\ albino)=\dfrac{23}{90}[/tex]

After drawing first rat , total rats remained = 89

[tex]P(\text{either a female albino rat or a male spotted rat})=\dfrac{35+21}{89}=\dfrac{76}{89}[/tex]

The probability of choosing a male albino rat and then either a female albino rat or a male spotted rat = [tex]\dfrac{76}{89}[/tex]

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