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From a group of 8 people, 5 have skin rashes. If 5 people are selected randomly, what is the probability that exactly 3 have skin rashes and none have skin rashes?

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a
0.536
b
0.000
c
0.179

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Here's the solution for question 12 using the combination method.

Given:
Total number of people examined = 8
Number of people with skin rashes = 5
Number of people without skin rashes = 8−5=38 - 5 = 3
Number of people selected randomly = 5

The total number of ways to select 5 people from 8 is given by (85)\binom{8}{5}.

(85)=8!5!(8−5)!=8!5!3!=8×7×63×2×1=56\binom{8}{5} = \frac{8!}{5!(8-5)!} = \frac{8!}{5!3!} = \frac{8 \times 7 \times 6}{3 \times 2 \times 1} = 56

Part a· 3 steps

Exactly 3 had skin rashes.

  1. Determine the number of ways to select exactly 3 people with skin rashes.

    This means selecting 3 people from the 5 with rashes AND 5−3=25-3=2 people from the 3 without rashes.
    Number of ways to select 3 with rashes: (53)=5!3!2!=5×42×1=10\binom{5}{3} = \frac{5!}{3!2!} = \frac{5 \times 4}{2 \times 1} = 10
    Number of ways to select 2 without rashes: (32)=3!2!1!=3\binom{3}{2} = \frac{3!}{2!1!} = 3
    The number of favorable ways is the product of these combinations:

    Favorable ways=(53)×(32)=10×3=30\text{Favorable ways} = \binom{5}{3} \times \binom{3}{2} = 10 \times 3 = 30
  2. Calculate the probability.

    P(exactly 3 rashes)=Favorable waysTotal ways=3056=1528P(\text{exactly 3 rashes}) = \frac{\text{Favorable ways}}{\text{Total ways}} = \frac{30}{56} = \frac{15}{28}
  3. Convert the probability to three decimal places.

    1528≈0.53571...\frac{15}{28} \approx 0.53571... P(exactly 3 rashes)≈0.536P(\text{exactly 3 rashes}) \approx \boxed{0.536}

Part b0.000

None had skin rashes.

  1. Determine the number of ways to select none with skin rashes.

    This means selecting 0 people from the 5 with rashes AND 5−0=55-0=5 people from the 3 without rashes.
    Number of ways to select 0 with rashes: (50)=1\binom{5}{0} = 1
    Number of ways to select 5 without rashes: (35)=0\binom{3}{5} = 0 (It is impossible to choose 5 people from a group of 3).
    The number of favorable ways is the product of these combinations:

    Favorable ways=(50)×(35)=1×0=0\text{Favorable ways} = \binom{5}{0} \times \binom{3}{5} = 1 \times 0 = 0
  2. Calculate the probability.

    P(none with rashes)=Favorable waysTotal ways=056=0P(\text{none with rashes}) = \frac{\text{Favorable ways}}{\text{Total ways}} = \frac{0}{56} = 0
  3. Convert the probability to three decimal places.

    P(none with rashes)=0.000P(\text{none with rashes}) = \boxed{0.000}

Part c0.179

At most 2 had skin rashes.

  1. Determine the number of ways to select at most 2 people with skin rashes.

    This means the number of people with rashes can be 0, 1, or 2.

    • Case 1: 0 rashes (and 5 without rashes) Favorable ways = (50)×(35)=1×0=0\binom{5}{0} \times \binom{3}{5} = 1 \times 0 = 0
    • Case 2: 1 rash (and 4 without rashes) Number of ways to select 1 with rashes: (51)=5\binom{5}{1} = 5 Number of ways to select 4 without rashes: (34)=0\binom{3}{4} = 0 Favorable ways = (51)×(34)=5×0=0\binom{5}{1} \times \binom{3}{4} = 5 \times 0 = 0
    • Case 3: 2 rashes (and 3 without rashes) Number of ways to select 2 with rashes: (52)=5×42×1=10\binom{5}{2} = \frac{5 \times 4}{2 \times 1} = 10 Number of ways to select 3 without rashes: (33)=1\binom{3}{3} = 1 Favorable ways = (52)×(33)=10×1=10\binom{5}{2} \times \binom{3}{3} = 10 \times 1 = 10 The total number of favorable ways for "at most 2 rashes" is the sum of these cases:
    Total favorable ways=0+0+10=10\text{Total favorable ways} = 0 + 0 + 10 = 10
  2. Calculate the probability.

    P(at most 2 rashes)=Total favorable waysTotal ways=1056=528P(\text{at most 2 rashes}) = \frac{\text{Total favorable ways}}{\text{Total ways}} = \frac{10}{56} = \frac{5}{28}
  3. Convert the probability to three decimal places.

    528≈0.17857...\frac{5}{28} \approx 0.17857... P(at most 2 rashes)≈0.179P(\text{at most 2 rashes}) \approx \boxed{0.179}
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