There are 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white balls. Three balls are chossen at random. Find the probability that the 3 balls chossen are NOT of the same colour ????
Write the answer to the nearest 2 decimal places
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Total number of ways to choose 3 balls: N = ( 1 2 3 ) = 3 × 2 × 1 1 2 × 1 1 × 1 0 = 2 2 0
The number of ways to choose 3 green balls: N g = ( 5 3 ) = 3 × 2 × 1 5 × 4 × 3 = 1 0
The number of ways to choose 3 yellow balls: N y = ( 4 3 ) = ( 4 1 ) = 4
The number of ways to choose 3 while balls: N w = ( 3 3 ) = ( 3 0 ) = 1
The number of ways of choosing 3 balls of not the same colour: N − N g − N y − N w = 2 2 0 − 1 0 − 4 − 1 = 2 0 5
The probability of choosing 3 balls of NOT the same colour: P = 2 2 0 2 0 5 = 0 . 9 3 to the nearest 2 decimal places.