A Researcher Chooses Three Leaves from a Target Environment and Classifies

question 4

Multiple Choice

A researcher chooses three leaves from a target environment and classifies each sample as fungus-free or contaminated. Suppose that a leaf has a probability of 0.4 of being infected. Find the probability, that two leaves infected. ​

• A) 0.490
• B) 0.181
• C) 0.314
• D) 0.144
• E) 0.288

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