Math Problem Statement
A bag contains 38 U.S. quarters and twelve Canadian quarters. (The coins are identical in size.) If six quarters are randomly picked from the bag, what is the probability of getting at least one Canadian quarter? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) % not 83.7 or 91.2, or 92.2 so what is the answer
Solution
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Combinatorics
Hypergeometric Distribution
Formulas
P(no Canadian quarters) = (binom(38, 6) / binom(50, 6))
P(at least one Canadian quarter) = 1 - P(no Canadian quarters)
Theorems
Complementary Probability Theorem
Hypergeometric Probability Theorem
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 9-12
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