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Dana is shopping for a costume at a thrift store. There are 88 costumes hanging on the rack, including 66 food-shaped costumes. If the costumes all look like the right size, and Dana randomly selects 55 to try on, what is the probability that all of them are food-shaped costumes? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to four decimal places.._________

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Q. Dana is shopping for a costume at a thrift store. There are 88 costumes hanging on the rack, including 66 food-shaped costumes. If the costumes all look like the right size, and Dana randomly selects 55 to try on, what is the probability that all of them are food-shaped costumes? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to four decimal places.._________
  1. Costumes Total and Selection: Total number of costumes: 88 Costumes Dana wants to try on: 55 Calculate the total number of ways to choose 55 costumes from 88. Use the combination formula: 8C5{}_8C_5.
  2. Calculate Total Combinations: Find the value of 8C5_8C_5. 8C5=8!5!(85)!=8!5!3!=8×7×6×5!5!×3×2×1=56 _8C_5 = \frac{8!}{5!(8-5)!} =\frac{8!}{5!3!} =\frac{8 \times 7 \times 6 \times 5!}{5! \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} = 56
  3. Food-Shaped Costumes Selection: Number of food-shaped costumes: 66 Number of food-shaped costumes Dana wants to try on: 55 Calculate the number of ways to choose 55 food-shaped costumes from 66. Use the combination formula: 6C5_6C_5.
  4. Calculate Food-Shaped Combinations: Find the value of 6C5 {}_6C_5 .6C5=6!5!(65)!=6!5!1!=6×5!5!×1=6 {}_6C_5 = \frac{6!}{5!(6-5)!} =\frac{6!}{5!1!} =\frac{6 \times 5!}{5! \times 1} = 6
  5. Calculate Probability: Calculate the probability that all 55 costumes are food-shaped.\newlineProbability = Favorable outcomes / Total possible outcomes\newline= 656\frac{6}{56}\newline0.1071\approx 0.1071

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