SOLUTION: 1)The numbers from, 1 to 8 are put on slips of paper and placed in a box. Three numbers are drawn at random. What is the probability that each number is greater than 6 or less

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Question 288236: 1)The numbers from, 1 to 8 are put
on slips of paper and placed in a box. Three
numbers are drawn at random. What is the
probability that each number is greater than 6 or
less than 2?

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1)The numbers from, 1 to 8 are put
on slips of paper and placed in a box.
Three numbers are drawn at random.
What is the probability that each number
is greater than 6 or less than 2?
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P(>6 or <2) = (2/8) + (1/8) = 3/8
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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