If 3 pencils are picked at random, what is the

Solution

Total number of pencils = 6 + 4 + 2 + 4 = 16 Let S be the sample space. Then, n(S) = number of ways of drawing 3 pencils out of 16 = 16c3[if gte msEquation 12]>¹⁶ C 3 [if !msEquation]--> [endif]--> = `(16xx15xx14)/(3xx2xx1)` ` ` = 560 Let E= event of drawing 3 pencils so that two are red and one is yellow = n(E) = 6C2 x 4C1 [if gte msEquation 12]>⁶ C 2 × ⁴ C 1 [if !msEquation]--> [endif]-->= 15 `xx` 4= 60 [if gte msEquation 12]>∴ [if !msEquation]--> [endif]--> P (E) = `(n(E))/(n(S))=60/560=3/28`