Among a Dozen Eggs, Three Are Rotten

question 556

Multiple Choice

Among a dozen eggs, three are rotten. A cookie recipe calls for two eggs; they'll be selected
Randomly from that dozen. Which plan could be used to simulate the number of rotten eggs that
Might be chosen?
I. Let 0, 1, and 2 represent the rotten eggs, and 3, 4, …, 11 the good eggs. Generate two random
Numbers 0-11, ignoring repeats.
II. Randomly generate a 0, 1, or 2 to represent the number of rotten eggs you get.
III. Since 25% of the eggs are rotten, let 0 = rotten and 1, 2, 3 = good. Generate two random numbers
0-3 and see how may 0's you get.

• A) I and III
• B) I only
• C) I, II, and III
• D) II only
• E) III only

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