document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252295>Question 252295</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If three numbers are chosen without replacement from the integers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, what is the probability that the median value is 3?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a 1/12  b 1/20  c 3/20  d 5/28  e 15/28 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, what is the probability that the median value is 3?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "134,135,136,137,138,234,235,236,237,238: 10 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of possible outcomes: 8C3 = 56<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 in the middle) = 10/56 = 5/28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a 1/12 b 1/20 c 3/20 d 5/28 e 15/28<BR>\n" );
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