(1) In a drawer of shirts 8 are blue, 6 are green, and 4 are magenta. If Mason draws 2 shirts at random, what is the probabililty at least one of the shirts he draws will be blue?
A. 25/153
B. 28/153
C. 5/17
D. 4/9
E. 12/17
(2) A certain consulting firm employs 8 men and 4 women. In March, 3 employees are selected at random to represent the company at a convention, what is the probability that the representatives will NOT all be men?
A. 14/55
B. 3/8
C. 41/55
D. 2/3
E. 54/55
(3) Kurt, a painter, has 9 jars of paint 4 of which are yellow, 2 are red and the remainng jars are brown. Kurt will combine 3 juars of paint into a new container to make a new color which he will name according to the following conditions:
Brun Y if the paint contains 2 jars of brown paint and no yellow
Brun X if the paint contains 3 jars of brown paint
Jaune X if the paint contains at last 2 jars of yellow
Jaune Y if the paint contains exactly 1 jar of yellow
What it the probability that the new color will be Juane?
A. 5/42
B. 37/42
C. 1/21
D. 4/9
E. 5/9
I greatly appreciate the help around these questions.
A. 25/153
B. 28/153
C. 5/17
D. 4/9
E. 12/17
(2) A certain consulting firm employs 8 men and 4 women. In March, 3 employees are selected at random to represent the company at a convention, what is the probability that the representatives will NOT all be men?
A. 14/55
B. 3/8
C. 41/55
D. 2/3
E. 54/55
(3) Kurt, a painter, has 9 jars of paint 4 of which are yellow, 2 are red and the remainng jars are brown. Kurt will combine 3 juars of paint into a new container to make a new color which he will name according to the following conditions:
Brun Y if the paint contains 2 jars of brown paint and no yellow
Brun X if the paint contains 3 jars of brown paint
Jaune X if the paint contains at last 2 jars of yellow
Jaune Y if the paint contains exactly 1 jar of yellow
What it the probability that the new color will be Juane?
A. 5/42
B. 37/42
C. 1/21
D. 4/9
E. 5/9
I greatly appreciate the help around these questions.
