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The volunteer checks canned goods per hour, so
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In one hour, how many different ways it is possible to open the chest and find gold coins exactly times, so
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(a)
\Find the value of .
Substitute and
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(b)
\The probability that a canned good received at a food bank is ditributed to the needy is , so
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The value of .
Find the probability that a volunteer checking canned goods will find themselves throwing out itms less than times, so
or
or
and
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Find the value of .
Substitute ,
and
and
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Substitute ,
and
and
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Substitute ,
and
and
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Substitute ,
and
and
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Therefore, the probability to get less than times is
or
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(a) .
(b) The probability to get less than times is
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