Repeat Example 1Cwhen the balls are selected with replacement.

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P(X=i)=i204

P(X>10)=134667160000

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Step1: Given Information

x is the highest numbered ball among the four randomly selected balls, for each pick there are20options.

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Step2: Explanation

Four balls are randomly chosen with a substitute from a pot that includes20balls numbered from localid="1646498376406" 1to localid="1646498381255" 20. X is the largest numbered ball selected that

takes on the values 1,2,3,4,5,.....20.Want to find the probability of X in each case. Since the selection is done with a substitute, it is possible to get four balls each numbered with an identical number. Hence, X can take any of the 20probable values.

In other terms, the question is to find the probability that X is the highest numbered ball among the four randomly selected balls. Since, the choosing is done with replacement, for each pick of balls, there are 20choices available. Hence, the whole probable number of selections is

S=204

x=ihas got the highest number of selection and is given by:

Q=i4

For each selection there are iballs and are numberedior less.

Hence the probability that Xtakes on each possible values is:

P(X=i)=i4204

P(X=i)=i204

Now, P(X>10) is given by:

P(X>10)=1-P(X10)

P(X>10)=1-i=110i204

P(X>10)=1-25333160000

P(X>10)=134667160000

P(X>10)=134667160000

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Step3: Final Result

P(X=i)=i204

P(X>10)=134667160000

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