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A box contains 25 peppers of which 5 are red and 20 green. Four peppers are randomly picked from the box. What is the expected number of red peppers in this sample of four?

A box contains 25 peppers of which 5 are red and 20 green. Four peppers are randomly picked from the box. What is the expected number of red peppers in this sample of four?
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A box contains 25 peppers of which 5 are red and 20 green. Four peppers are randomly picked from the box. What is the expected number of red peppers in this sample of four?

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User Mark Locklear
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Answer:

.8 red peppers

Explanation:

5/25 is the probability.

20/100 20%

20% of 4 is .8

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