Ten Apples, Four of Which Are Rotten, Are in a Refrigerator

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Essay

Ten apples, four of which are rotten, are in a refrigerator. Three apples are randomly selected without replacement. Let the random variable x represent the number chosen that are rotten. Construct a table describing the probability distribution, then find the mean and standard deviation for the random variable x.

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