The question asked: Probability of NOT EXACTLY 2 Red and 2 Blue?
To answer: we can calculate P (Not Exactly 2 Red, 2 Blue) = 1 - P (Exactly 2 Red, 2 Blue)
Probability = Favorable outcome / Total outcome
First, calculate the total outcome
10 contestants -> 4 Rounds -> 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 10^4 = 10.000
Second, calculate the fav outcome
2 RED, 2 BLUE -> means, 0 Green
For 4 rounds -> 4 C 2 = 6
For 2 Reds out of 5 Red Contestants -> 5 X 5 = 5^2 = 25
For 2 Blue out of 3 Blue Contestants -> 3 x 3 = 3^2 = 9
Total -> 6*25*9 = 1.350
Third, calculate Probability for Exactly 2R, 2B
1350 / 10.000 = 135 / 1000 = 27 / 200
Fourth, calculate Probability for NOT Exactly 2R, 2B
1 - 27/200 =
173/200 (Answer D)Bunuel
At a quiz show, 10 contestants are divided into 3 teams: Team Red has 5 contestants, Team Blue has 3 contestants, and Team Green has 2 contestants. The show has 4 rounds, and in each round, 1 contestant is chosen at random from all 10 contestants. If a contestant chosen in one round remains eligible to be chosen again in any later round, what is the probability that the 4 choices are not made up of exactly 2 contestants from Team Red and exactly 2 contestants from Team Blue?
A. 27/200
B. 1/7
C. 6/7
D. 173/200
E. 391/400
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