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There are 25 families living in the Willbrook Farms Development. Of these famili

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Question

There are 25 families living in the Willbrook Farms Development. Of these families, 13 prepared their own federal income taxes for last year, 7 had their taxes prepared by a local professional, and the remaining 5 by H&R Block.

What is the probability of selecting a family that prepared their own taxes? (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

What is the probability of selecting two families, both of which prepared their own taxes? (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

What is the probability of selecting three families, all of which prepared their own taxes? (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

What is the probability of selecting two families, neither of which had their taxes prepared by H&R Block? (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

There are 25 families living in the Willbrook Farms Development. Of these families, 13 prepared their own federal income taxes for last year, 7 had their taxes prepared by a local professional, and the remaining 5 by H&R Block.

Explanation / Answer

a) Probability of selecting a family that prepared their own taxes = 13/25 = 0.52

b) Probability of selecting two families, both of which prepared their own taxes = (13/25)x(12/24) = 0.26

c) Probability of selecting three families, both of which prepared their own taxes = (13/25)x(12/24)x(11/23) = 0.124

d) Probability of selecting two families, neither of which had their taxes prepared by H&R Block

= 1 - Probability of selecting two families, both of which had their taxes prepared by H&R Block

= 1 - (5/25)x(4/24)

= 0.9667