SOLUTION: if 8 people have same 50 books then what is the probability that any 2 persons will read one same book at the same time
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Question 971253: if 8 people have same 50 books then what is the probability that any 2 persons will read one same book at the same time
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Probability that any two people are reading the same book is (1/50)*(1/50).
But there are 8C2 ways these two people could be chosen, which is =28
Therefore, the probability is 28/2500 =0.0112
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