Three bad eggs are mixed with 7 good ones. If two eggs are drawn one by one without replacement, then the probability distribution of the number (X) of bad eggs drawn is:
X 0 1 2 P(X) 1/4 1/2 1/4
X 0 1 2 P(X) 15/61 20/61 26/61
X 0 1 2 P(X) 7/15 7/15 1/15
X 0 1 2 P(X) 1/8 1/4 5/8
Three bad eggs are mixed with 7 good ones. If two eggs are drawn one by one without replacement, then the probability distribution of the number (X) of bad eggs drawn is:
| X | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P(X) | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1/4 |
| X | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P(X) | 15/61 | 20/61 | 26/61 |
| X | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P(X) | 7/15 | 7/15 | 1/15 |
| X | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P(X) | 1/8 | 1/4 | 5/8 |
Solution
There are 3 bad eggs and 7 good eggs, for a total of 10 eggs. Two eggs are drawn one by one without replacement.
X represents the number of bad eggs drawn. X can be 0, 1, or 2.
For X = 0, both eggs drawn are good.
First egg is good:
Second egg is good:
For X = 1, exactly one bad egg is drawn. This occurs in two ways:
Bad egg first, then good egg:
Good egg first, then bad egg:
For X = 2, both eggs drawn are bad.
First egg is bad:
Second egg is bad:
The probability distribution is:
| X | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P(X) | 7/15 | 7/15 | 1/15 |
This corresponds to Option 3.
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