As part of a quality-control procedure, an inspector at Bristol Farms randomly selects ten eggs from each consignment of eggs he receives and records the number of broken eggs. Describe the event F that at least nine eggs are broken.
A) {9, 10}
B) {7, 8, 9, 10}
C) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
D) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

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The event F is that at least nine eggs are broken. This means that either nine or ten eggs are broken, which corresponds to choice A. The other choices include smaller numbers of broken eggs, which are not included in the event F.

As Part of a Quality-Control Procedure, an Inspector at Bristol