1) you have 3 skittles, 4 m& m’s and 2 mentos in the bottom of your book bag and are crazy enough to eat them. you reach in and pull out 5 pieces of candy and pop them in your mouth before the teacher can notice. what is the probability you get 3 skittles and 2 mentos (yuck! )
2) there are 5 democrats, 6 republicans and an independent that volunteer for a committee of 6 people. what is the probability that the committee contains all republicans?
3) in a state lottery, you must correctly select 5 numbers (in any order) out of 40 to win the top prize. if you purchase one ticket, what is the probability you will win the top prize?