Question

A video rental store keeps a list of their top 15 movie rentals each week. This week the list includes 6 action, 4 comedies, 3 dramas, and 2 mysteries. The store manager removes a copy of each of the 15 movies from the shelf, then randomly selects 3 of the 15 to show on the display monitors in the store. What is the probability that she selected 2 comedies and 1 action movie? EXPLAIN how the probability would change if two more comedy movies were added to the list in place of the 2 mystery movies.

Answer 1

Then the probability of the comedies being chosen would go up because there would be more of them.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. The Probability that she selected 2 comedies and 1 action movie = (36/455) or 0.07912

2. if two comedy movies were added to the list in place of the 2 mystery movie , the probability that she selected 2 comedies and 1 action movie = (18/91) or 0.1978

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