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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 40. Leisure Activities A newspaper advertises 5 different movies, 3 plays, and 2 baseball games for the weekend. If a couple selects 3 activities, find the probability that they attend 2 plays and 1 movie. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to select 2plays and 1 movie = 3C2*5C1 = 3*5 = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to select 3 activities of any kind = 10C3 = (10*9*8)/(1*2*3) = 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(select 2 plays and 1 movie+ = 15/120 = 3/24 = 1/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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