Acafeteria manager can choose from among six side dishes for the lunch menu: applesauce, broccoli, corn, dumplings, eggrolls, or french fries. he uses a computer program to randomly select three dishes for monday's lunch. what is the theoretical probability that applesauce and broccoli will both be offered on monday?

 0.20

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The number of side dishes for the lunch menu =6

The number of ways to select 3 dishes from 6 :

Total outcomes :                  

If applesauce and broccoli is already selected , then we need to select only one dish out of remaining 4 dishes.

Number of ways to select 1 dish from 4 :

Favorable outcomes:

Now, the theoretical probability that applesauce and broccoli will both be offered on Monday :-

Hence, the theoretical probability that applesauce and broccoli will both be offered on Monday = 0.20

5: 20

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