SOLUTION: From a group of 7 people, you randomly select 3 of them.
What is the probability that they are the 3 oldest people in the group?
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Question 1081214: From a group of 7 people, you randomly select 3 of them.
What is the probability that they are the 3 oldest people in the group?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, ikleyn:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the 3 oldest are 1 of the combinations in:
C( 7,3 ) =
C( 7,3 ) =
C( 7,3 ) =
C( 7,3 ) =
The probability is 1/35
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Answer by ikleyn(52802) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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What if all the people in the group are of the same age ?
As posted, The formulation is incorrect, since it is not full.
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