Danielle and her teammates are each chewing a piece of tropical flavored gum before their championship softball game. 86% of the pieces are pineapple flavored.If 3 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. Danielle and her teammates are each chewing a piece of tropical flavored gum before their championship softball game. 86% of the pieces are pineapple flavored.If 3 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.____
Find Probability of Not Pineapple: First, we need to find the probability of one person not chewing pineapple gum. Since 86% are pineapple, 100%−86%=14% are not pineapple.
Convert Percentage to Decimal: Now, convert the percentage to a decimal for calculations. 14% as a decimal is 0.14.
Calculate Probability of All Not Pineapple: Next, calculate the probability that all three chosen teammates are not chewing pineapple gum. Multiply the probability for one person not chewing pineapple gum three times: 0.14×0.14×0.14.
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication: 0.14×0.14×0.14=0.002744.
Round to Nearest Thousandth: Finally, round the result to the nearest thousandth: 0.002744 rounds to 0.003.
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