A 5 litre bucket is taken from a swamp. The water contains 75 mosquito larvae. A 200ml flask of water is taken from the bucket for further analysis. What is the probability that the flask contains at least one mosquito larvae?
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Since there are 75 larvae in 5 litres, there would be 75/5 = 15 larvae in 1 litre. Show more…
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