Beacon Hill Trees & Shrubs Currently Has an Inventory of 10

question 55

Multiple Choice

Beacon Hill Trees & Shrubs currently has an inventory of 10 fruit trees, 8 pine trees, and 14 maple trees. It plans to give 4 trees away at next Saturday's lawn and garden show in the city park. The 4 winners can select which type of tree they want. Assume they select randomly. What is the probability that 3 winners will select pine trees and the other tree will be a maple?

• A) 0.0058
• B) 0.0218
• C) 0.0355
• D) 0.0709

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