Find the Probability

question 107

Multiple Choice

Find the probability. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth when necessary.
-A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 3 pieces of candy at Random. Find the probability that you have 2 orange candies and 1 lemon candy.

• A) 0.0364
• B) 0.0303
• C) 0.1091
• D) 0.3636

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given statistic based on a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Standard Deviation

A determination of the magnitude of variation or dispersion among values in a set.

Sample Mean

The average of the values in a sample, serving as an estimate of the population mean and used to make inferences about the population.