SOLUTION: 3 red and 4 blue balls are in a basket. A member of PPTeam is drawing balls from the basket. What is the probablity of getting the 3 red balls simultaneously?

Question 578804: 3 red and 4 blue balls are in a basket. A member of PPTeam is drawing balls from the basket. What is the probablity of getting the 3 red balls simultaneously?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 red and 4 blue balls are in a basket. A member of PPTeam is drawing balls from the basket. What is the probablity of getting the 3 red balls simultaneously?
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# of ways to succeed: 3C3 = 1
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# of random triples: 7C3 = 35
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P(3 red) = 1/35
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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