SOLUTION: There are 5 apples, 3 pears, and 4 peaches in a basket. Three fruits are randomly picked from it. What is the probability that all three are different?
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Question 945260: There are 5 apples, 3 pears, and 4 peaches in a basket. Three fruits are randomly picked from it. What is the probability that all three are different?
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Given:
5 apples, 4 peaches and 3 pears.
Find probability of randomly picking 3 fruits that are different.
Solution:
Denote
Number of ways of arranging 5 apples, 4 peaches and 3 pears =
Number of ways of arranging 3 different fruits =
Probability of picking 3 fruits that are different =
Answer:
Probability of randomly choosing 3 fruits that are different =
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