A student prepares for an exam by studying a list of 10 problems. She can solve 8 of them. For the exam, the instructor selects 7 questions at random from the list of 10. What is the probability that the student can solve all 7 problems on the exam

Respuesta :

Answer:

Probability to solve 7 problem will be equal to [tex]\frac{1}{15}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given total number of question = 10

She can solve 8 of them from 10 questions

We have to find the probability that she can solve 7 question

Probability will be equal to ratio of favorable outcome to total sample space

Favorable outcome will be equal to [tex]^8c_7[/tex]

Total sample space [tex]=^{10}c_7[/tex]

So probability will be equal to [tex]P=\frac{^8C_7}{^{10}C_7}=\frac{6}{90}=\frac{1}{15}[/tex]

So probability to solve 7 problem will be equal to [tex]\frac{1}{15}[/tex]