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 177: 51

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24C6 = 24! / 6! (24-6)! = 24! / 6! 18! = 134,596 17C2 = 17! / 2! (17-2)! = 136 41C8 = 41! / 8! (41-8)! = 95,548,245 P(choosing six first-shift workers) = (134,596 x 136) / 95,548,245 = 0.192

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