Step 1 :We have a refrigerator that contains 3 cans of diet soda and 4 cans of regular soda. We are to determine the probability that if two cans of soda are randomly selected without replacement, both cans selected are diet soda.
Step 2 :We can use combinations to determine the probability. The total number of sodas, \(n\), is 7 (3 diet sodas + 4 regular sodas). The number of diet sodas, \(k\), is 3. The number of sodas to choose, \(r\), is 2.
Step 3 :We first calculate the total number of ways to draw 2 sodas from 7, which is given by the combination \(C(n, r)\). Using the combination formula, we find that there are \(C(7, 2) = 21\) ways.
Step 4 :Next, we calculate the number of ways to draw 2 diet sodas from 3, which is given by the combination \(C(k, r)\). Using the combination formula, we find that there are \(C(3, 2) = 3\) ways.
Step 5 :The probability of drawing 2 diet sodas is then given by the ratio of the number of ways to draw 2 diet sodas to the total number of ways to draw 2 sodas. This is given by \(\frac{C(k, r)}{C(n, r)} = \frac{3}{21} = \frac{1}{7}\).
Step 6 :Final Answer: The probability that both cans selected are diet soda is \(\boxed{\frac{1}{7} \approx 0.143}\).