Bell Computers manufactures personal computers at two plants, one in Arkansas and one in Utah. The Arkansas plant has 50 employees; the Utah one has 40 employees. A random sample of 12 employees was selected to complete a job satisfaction questionnaire What is the probability fewer than five employees completing the questionnaire are from the Utah plant?
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- Number of ways to select 0 employees from the Utah plant: ${40 \choose 0}$ - Number of ways to select 12 employees from the total 90 employees: ${90 \choose 12}$ - Probability of selecting 0 employees from the Utah plant: ${40 \choose 0} \times {50 \choose 12 - Show more…
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