\ \
The volunteer checks
canned goods per hour, so
.
In one hour, how many different ways it is possible to open the chest and find gold coins exactly
times, so
.
(a)
\Find the value of
.
Substitute
and
.




.
(b)
\The probability that a canned good received at a food bank is ditributed to the needy is
, so
.
The value of
.
Find the probability that a volunteer checking canned goods will find themselves throwing out itms less than
times, so
or
or
and
.
Find the value of
.
Substitute
,
and
and
.


Substitute
,
and
and
.


Substitute
,
and
and
.


Substitute
,
and
and
.


Therefore, the probability to get less than
times is
or
.
(a)
.
(b) The probability to get less than
times is
.