Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Counting Methods and Probability Theory - 11.7 Events Involving And; Conditional Probability - Exercise Set 11.7 - Page 747: 44

Answer

$\frac{14}{285}$

Work Step by Step

Let the events A,B and C be defined as follows:- A: grape juice on first selection. B: grape juice on second selection. C: grape juice on third selection. Clearly, we have to find P(A∩B∩C). We can find that P(A)= $\frac{8}{20}$, P(B|A)= $\frac{7}{19}$ and P(C|A∩B)= $\frac{6}{18}$. By the multiplication rule of probability, we have P(A∩B∩C)= P(A)·P(B|A)·P(C|A∩B)= $\frac{8}{20}\times\frac{7}{19}\times\frac{6}{18}= \frac{14}{285}$
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