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A local paint store carries 4 brands of paint (W, X, Y, and Z). The store has 5 cans of W, 3 cans of X, 6 cans of Y, and 15 cans of Z, all in white. It is thought that customers have no preference for one of these brands over another.
 
  If this is the case, what is the probability that the next 5 customers will select 1 can of W, X, Y and 2 cans of brand Z?A) About .23
  B) Approximately .08
  C) Over .30
  D) 0.25

Question 2

A small city has two taxi companies (A and B). Each taxi company has 5 taxis. A motel has told these companies that they will randomly select a taxi company when one of its customers needs a cab. This morning 3 cabs were needed.
 
  Assuming that no one individual taxi can be used more than once, what is the probability that 2 of the cabs selected will be from Company A and the other will be from B?A) 0.417
  B) 0.25
  C) 0.583
  D) 0.5



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A



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