An urn contains six blue balls and seven yellow balls. If four balls are selected randomly without being​ replaced, what is the probability that of the balls​ selected, three of them will be blue and one of them will be​ yellow?

Respuesta :

Answer: 0.0490

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Number of blue balls = 6

Number of yellow balls = 7

Total number of balls = 13

Total number of ways for selecting 4 balls from 13 balls :-

[tex]^{13}P_4=\dfrac{13!}{(13-4)!}=17160[/tex]

The number of ways of selecting 3 blue and one yellow :-

[tex]^{6}P_3\times^{7}P_1=\dfrac{6!}{3!}\times\dfrac{7!}{6!}=840[/tex]

Now, the probability that of the balls​ selected, three of them will be blue and one of them will be​ yellow :-

[tex]\dfrac{840}{17160}\approx0.0490[/tex]

Hence, the required probability is 0.0490 .