It has been estimated that about 30% of frozen chicken contain enough salmonella bacteria to cause illness if improperly cooked. How many would a consumer expect to buy until she gets her first contaminated chicken?

a) 3

b) 3.33

c) 3.6

d) 2.52

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Cindy Lou Who

Mathematics

4 September, 19:13

It has been estimated that about 30% of frozen chicken contain enough salmonella bacteria to cause illness if improperly cooked. How many would a consumer expect to buy until she gets her first contaminated chicken?

a) 3

b) 3.33

c) 3.6

d) 2.52

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Angelique Parsons · Answer 1

b) 3.33

Step-by-step explanation:

In this case they tell us that 30% of chickens are contaminated, which means, to know how many I must buy to have my first contaminated chicken, I must divide the contaminated quantity that I need to know, that is 1 by the probability, that is 30 % or 0.3

1 / 0.3 = 3.33

Which means I have to buy 3.33 chickens to probably find my first damaged chicken.

It has been estimated that about 30% of frozen chicken contain enough salmonella bacteria to cause illness if improperly cooked. How many would a consumer expect to buy until she gets her first contaminated chicken?a) 3b) 3.33c) 3.6d) 2.52

It has been estimated that about 30% of frozen chicken contain enough salmonella bacteria to cause illness if improperly cooked. How many would a consumer expect to buy until she gets her first contaminated chicken?

a) 3

b) 3.33

c) 3.6

d) 2.52