College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Probability - 10.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 707: 73

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that probability$=\frac{\text{number of favourable outcomes}}{\text{number of all outcomes}}.$ The number of good outcomes is $1$. If we want to choose $k$ elements out of $n$ disregarding the order, not allowing repetition, we can do this in $_{n}C_k=\frac{n!}{(n-k)!k!}$ ways. The order doesn't matter here when choosing the balls, thus we have to use combinations. We have $59$ balls for $5$ spots and $35$ balls for $1$ spot, thus the number of good outcomes is: $_{59}C_{5}\cdot_{35}C_{1}=\frac{59!}{(59-5)!5!}\frac{35!}{(35-1)!1!}=175223510 $ Thus probability=$\frac{1}{175223510}$
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