Colleen and her teammates are each chewing a piece of tropical flavored gum before their championship softball game. 40% of the pieces are pineapple flavored. If 2 of her teammates are chosen at random, what is the probability that 0 are chewing pineapple gum? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth. ____
Q. Colleen and her teammates are each chewing a piece of tropical flavored gum before their championship softball game. 40% of the pieces are pineapple flavored. If 2 of her teammates are chosen at random, what is the probability that 0 are chewing pineapple gum? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth. ____
Use Binomial Probability Formula: Use the binomial probability formulaP(X=k)=C(n,k)⋅(p)k⋅(1−p)(n−k). Here, n=2, k=0, and p=0.40 for pineapple flavor.
Calculate C(2,0): Calculate C(2,0) which is the number of ways to choose 0 pineapple gums from 2.C(2,0)=0!×(2−0)!2!=1.
Compute (0.40)0: Compute (0.40)0 which is the probability of choosing 0 pineapple gums.(0.40)0=1.
Calculate (1−0.40)(2−0): Calculate (1−0.40)(2−0) which is the probability of not choosing pineapple gums twice.(1−0.40)(2−0)=(0.60)2=0.36.
Multiply Values to Find Probability: Multiply all the values together to find the probability.P(X=0)=1×1×0.36=0.36.
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