On a particular Thursday in August, 40 Grand Canyon tourists enter a drawing for a free mule ride. Ten of the entrants are European tourists. Five entrants are selected at random to get the free mule ride. Which model best describes the number of European tourists in the random sample?
A)Binomial
B)Poisson
C)Hypergeometric
D)Geometric

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The problem involves a finite population (40 Grand Canyon tourists) from which a sample of 5 is drawn without replacement. Therefore, the hypergeometric model is the most appropriate choice. The number of European tourists in the sample is a hypergeometric random variable.

On a Particular Thursday in August, 40 Grand Canyon Tourists