SOLUTION: 3. Five English books and three Mathematics books are placed at random on a shelf. Find the probability that Mathematics books are together?

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Question 621473: 3. Five English books and three Mathematics books are placed at random on a shelf. Find the probability that Mathematics books are together?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Five English books and three Mathematics books are placed at random on a shelf.
Ways of doing this(using the 3 Math books as 1 unit) = 6!
Find the probability that Mathematics books are together?

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