Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073383090
ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-309-5

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - An Introduction to Discrete Probability - Exercises - Page 451: 19

Answer

a) $1.68\times10^{-6}$ b) $5.13\times10^{-7}$ c) $1.91\times10^{-7}$ d) $8.15\times10^{-8}$

Work Step by Step

a) Use binomial coefficients to compute the probability. Choose 6 out of the 6 correct integers and none of the remaining 24 integers. This can be done in $\frac{\binom{6}{6}\binom{24}{0}}{\binom{30}{6}}=\frac{1}{\binom{30}{6}}=1.68\times10^{-6}$ b) Use binomial coefficients to compute the probability. Choose 6 out of the 6 correct integers and none of the remaining 30 integers. This can be done in $\frac{\binom{6}{6}\binom{30}{0}}{\binom{36}{6}}=\frac{1}{\binom{36}{6}}=5.13\times10^{-7}$ c) Use binomial coefficients to compute the probability. Choose 6 out of the 6 correct integers and none of the remaining 36 integers. This can be done in $\frac{\binom{6}{6}\binom{36}{0}}{\binom{42}{6}}=\frac{1}{\binom{42}{6}}=1.91\times10^{-7}$ d) Use binomial coefficients to compute the probability. Choose 6 out of the 6 correct integers and none of the remaining 42 integers. This can be done in $\frac{\binom{6}{6}\binom{42}{0}}{\binom{48}{6}}=\frac{1}{\binom{48}{6}}=8.15\times10^{-8}$
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