Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321911210
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Chapter 3 - Probability - Section 3.4 Additional Topics in Probability and Counting - Exercises - Page 174: 12

Answer

$\frac{_{10}C_{7}}{_{14}C_{7}}=\frac{5}{143}\approx0.035$

Work Step by Step

$_{n}C_{r}=\frac{n!}{(n-r)!r!}$ $_{10}C_{7}=\frac{10!}{(10-7)!7!}=\frac{10\times9\times8\times7!}{3!\times7!}=\frac{10\times9\times8}{3\times2\times1}=120$ $_{14}C_{7}=\frac{14!}{(14-7)!7!}=\frac{14\times13\times12\times11\times10\times9\times8\times7!}{7!\times7!}=\frac{14\times13\times12\times11\times10\times9\times8}{7\times6\times5\times4\times3\times2\times1}=3432$ $\frac{_{10}C_{7}}{_{14}C_{7}}=\frac{120}{3432}=\frac{5}{143}\approx0.035$
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