Thread: Expected Value Problem

You order twelve burritos from a Mexican restaurant, five with hot peppers and seven without. However, the restaurant forgot to label them. If you pick three burritos at random, find the probability of the event:

(a) At most one has hot peppers



I honestly have no idea where to begin, and I do not find the chapter very helpful to me. Anyone have any hints or suggestions?

Originally Posted by HardyHar

You order twelve burritos from a Mexican restaurant, five with hot peppers and seven without. However, the restaurant forgot to label them. If you pick three burritos at random, find the probability of the event:

(a) At most one has hot peppers



I honestly have no idea where to begin, and I do not find the chapter very helpful to me. Anyone have any hints or suggestions?

Let X be the random variable number of hot pepper burritos.

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Note: . Think about this.

X follows a hypergeometric distribution: Hypergeometric distribution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia