Listed in the attached document is the population by state for
Rank | State | Population | Coastline |
1 | California | 35,893,799 | Yes |
2 | Texas | 22,490,022 | Yes |
3 | New York | 19,227,088 | Yes |
4 | Florida | 17,397,161 | Yes |
5 | Illinois | 12,713,634 | No |
6 | Pennsylvania | 12,406,292 | No |
7 | Ohio | 11,459,011 | No |
8 | Michigan | 10,112,620 | No |
9 | Georgia | 8,829,383 | Yes |
10 | North Carolina | 8,541,221 | Yes |
11 | New Jersey | 8,698,879 | Yes |
12 | Virginia | 7,459,827 | Yes |
13 | Washington | 6,203,788 | Yes |
14 | Massachusetts | 6,416,505 | Yes |
15 | Indiana | 6,237,569 | No |
Listed in the attached document is the population by state for the 15 states with the largest population. Also included is whetherthe state's border touches the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, or the Pacific Ocean. (coastline) Note that 5 of the 15 states do not have any coastline. Suppose 2 states are selected at random. Calculate the probability for the following:
a. None of the states selected have any coastline
b. Exactly one of the selected states has a coastline
c. At least one of the selected states has a coastline. Round to 3 decimal places.
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