Question

A shipment contains 10 igneous, 8 sedimentary, and 8 metamorphic rocks If 8 rocks are selected at random, find the probability that exactly 6 are sedimentary
The probability that exactly 6 of the rocks are sedimentary is
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)

Answer 1

The probability that exactly 6 are sedimentary is 0.00002

• Probability is the likelihood or chance that an event will occur.

• Given the total amount of rocks = 10 + 8 + 8 = 26 rocks

If there is a total of 8 sedimentary rocks, the total outcome will be expressed as:

26C8 = 26!/(26-8)!8!

26C8 = 1562275

If exactly 6 are sedimentary are selected out of 8 sedimentary rocks, then the expected outcome is ;

8C6 = 8!/(8-6)!6!

8C6 = 28

Pr(exactly 6 are sedimentary ) = 28/1562275

Pr(exactly 6 are sedimentary ) = 0.000017922

Hence the probability that exactly 6 are sedimentary is 0.00002

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