A packet of gummy candy contains four strawberry gums, two lime gums, four black

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A packet of gummy candy contains four strawberry gums, two lime gums, four black currant gums, and two orange gums. April May sticks her hand in and selects eight at random. Complete the following sentences.

(a) The sample space is the set of all sets of ____ gummy candies chosen from the packet of ________ .

(b) April is particularly fond of combinations of four strawberry and four black currant gums. The event that April will get the combination she desires is the set of all sets of  gummy candies in which (Select: zero are orange, four are strawberry, two are strawberry) and (Select: two are lime, two are black currant, four are black currant).

Explanation / Answer

4 strawberry gums , two lime gums , 4 black currant gums and 2 orange gums

a) the sample space is the set of all sets of 8 gummy candies chosen from the packet of 12

b) the event that April will get the combination she desires is the set of all combinations of 8 gummy candies that contains 4 strawberries and 4 black currants

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