Question

In a supermarket, the chance that a randomly selected egg has single egg yolk is 0.81.

Assume the following when answering the questions below.
• The number of egg yolks obtained in one egg is independent of that in another egg.
• Each egg has either single egg yolk or double egg yolks.

A housewife buys 5 eggs from this supermarket. Of the 5 eggs purchased,

a) determine the chance that all the eggs have single egg yolk.

b) determine the chance that only 1 egg has double egg yolks.

c) determine the chance that the first egg has double egg

Answer 1

a) .81^5
b) 5*.81^4*.19
c).19

Answer 2

d) determine the chance that at most 1 egg has double egg yolks.

Answer 3

a+b

Answer 4

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