A small city has two taxi companies (A and B).Each taxi company has 5 taxis.A motel has told these companies that they will randomly select a taxi company when one of its customers needs a cab.This morning 3 cabs were needed.Assuming that no one individual taxi can be used more than once,what is the probability that 2 of the cabs selected will be from Company A and the other will be from B?
A)0.417
B)0.25
C)0.583
D)0.5

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The probability of selecting 2 cabs from Company A and 1 from Company B is calculated using combinations and the probability formula for independent events. The probability is (5 choose 2) * (5 choose 1) / (10 choose 3) = 0.417.

A Small City Has Two Taxi Companies (A and B)