SOLUTION: Bob is moving and all of his sports cards are mixed up in a box. Twelve cards are baseball, eight are football, and five are basketball. If he reaches in the box and selects them

Question 187502This question is from textbook Algebra 2 Concept, Skills, and Problem solving
: Bob is moving and all of his sports cards are mixed up in a box. Twelve cards are baseball, eight are football, and five are basketball. If he reaches in the box and selects them at random, find the probability.
What is the probability of "P(3 football)" This question is from textbook Algebra 2 Concept, Skills, and Problem solving

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Bob is moving and all of his sports cards are mixed up in a box. Twelve cards are baseball, eight are football, and five are basketball. If he reaches in the box and selects them at random, find the probability.
What is the probability of "P(3 football)"
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P(3 football) = 8C3/25C3 = 56/2300 = 0.0243
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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