A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 3 pieces of candy at random. What is the probability that you have at least one cherry candy? Round the answer to four decimal places. OA. 0.3362 OB. 0.4909 OC. 0.5758 OD. 0.1515
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This can be calculated using the combination formula: C(n, r) = n! / (r!(n-r)!), where n is the total number of candies and r is the number of candies chosen. C(11, 3) = 11! / (3!(11-3)!) = 165 Show more…
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