Questions: According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures MMs, 12% of peanut MMs are brown, 15% are yellow, 12% are red, 23% are blue, 23% are orange and 15% are green. [Round your answers to three decimal places, for example: 0.123] Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut MM is not red. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut MM is brown or red. Compute the probability that three randomly selected peanut MMs are all yellow (assume they are drawn at the same time). If you randomly select three peanut MMs, compute that probability that none of them are blue. If you randomly select three peanut MMs, compute that probability that at least one of them is blue.

According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures MMs, 12% of peanut MMs are brown, 15% are yellow, 12% are red, 23% are blue, 23% are orange and 15% are green. [Round your answers to three decimal places, for example: 0.123]

Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut MM is not red.
Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut MM is brown or red.
Compute the probability that three randomly selected peanut MMs are all yellow (assume they are drawn at the same time).
If you randomly select three peanut MMs, compute that probability that none of them are blue.
If you randomly select three peanut MMs, compute that probability that at least one of them is blue.
Transcript text: According to Masterfoods, the company that manufactures M&Ms, $12 \%$ of peanut M&Ms are brown, $15 \%$ are yellow, $12 \%$ are red, $23 \%$ are blue, $23 \%$ are orange and $15 \%$ are green. [Round your answers to three decimal places, for example: 0.123] Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is not red. Compute the probability that a randomly selected peanut M&M is brown or red. Compute the probability that three randomly selected peanut M&Ms are all yellow (assume they are drawn at the same time). If you randomly select three peanut M&Ms, compute that probability that none of them are blue. If you randomly select three peanut M&Ms, compute that probability that at least one of them is blue.
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Step 1: Calculating the probability of not selecting a red

Using the formula for the complement probability, $P(\text{not red}) = 1 - P(\text{red}) = 1 - 0.12 = 0.88.$

Step 2: Considering 1 independent selections

Since each selection is independent, the probability that all 1 selections are not red is $P(\text{not red})^{num_selections} = 0.88^{num_selections} = 0.88.$

Final Answer: The probability is 0.88.

Step 1: Calculating the probability of selecting an item that is brown or red

Using the formula for combined probabilities, $P(\text{brown or red}) = 0.12 + 0.12 = 0.24.$

Step 2: Considering 1 independent selections

Since each selection is independent, the probability that all 1 selections are brown or red is $P(\text{brown or red})^{num_selections} = 0.24^{num_selections} = 0.24.$

Final Answer: The probability is 0.24.
Step 1: Calculating the probability of selecting all yellow

Using the probability of selecting a yellow, $P(\text{yellow}) = 0.15,$ for 3 independent selections. The probability that all 3 selections are yellow is $P(\text{yellow})^{num_selections} = 0.15^{num_selections} = 0.003.$

Final Answer: The probability is 0.003.
Step 1: Calculating the probability of not selecting a blue

Using the formula for the complement probability, $P(\text{not blue}) = 1 - P(\text{blue}) = 1 - 0.23 = 0.77.$

Step 2: Considering 3 independent selections

Since each selection is independent, the probability that all 3 selections are not blue is $P(\text{not blue})^{num_selections} = 0.77^{num_selections} = 0.457.$

Final Answer: The probability is 0.457.
Step 1: Calculating the probability of selecting at least one blue

First, calculate the probability of not selecting a blue in one selection, $P(\text{not blue}) = 1 - P(\text{blue}) = 1 - 0.23 = 0.77.$

Step 2: Calculating the complement for 3 independent selections

The probability of selecting at least one blue among 3 selections is $1 - P(\text{all not blue}) = 1 - (0.77)^{num_selections} = 0.543.$

Final Answer: The probability is 0.543.
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