Compute Probabilities Using the General Multiplication Rule
-An Ice Chest $\frac { 272 } { 975 }$

question 209

Multiple Choice

Compute Probabilities Using the General Multiplication Rule
-An ice chest contains 6 cans of apple juice, 9 cans of grape juice, 8 cans of orange juice, and 4 cans of pineapple juice. Suppose that you reach into the container and randomly select three cans in succession. Find the probability of selecting no grape juice.

• A) \(\frac { 272 } { 975 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 108 } { 325 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 544 } { 2187 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 28 } { 975 }\)

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Definitions:

Dibromobenzene

Dibromobenzene refers to any of the compounds containing a benzene ring substituted with two bromine atoms, known in three isomeric forms.

Intermediate Carbocation

A positively charged carbon species that appears as a transient structure during some chemical reactions.

Aromatic

Refers to compounds that have a special stability due to the structure of alternating double and single bonds forming rings.

Bromination

A chemical reaction involving the addition of bromine to a substrate, often for the purposes of halogenation in organic chemistry.