document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287482>Question 287482</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A committee of 5 people is to be selected from student council.  Council has 6 boys and 7 girls.  What is the probability that the committee will have at least 3 boys?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the answer is 59/143 = .413\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know the steps of how to solve the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the answer is 59/143 = .413 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't know the steps of how to solve the problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3<= x <=5) = p(x=3) + P(x=4) + P(x=5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 6C3/13C3 + 6C4/13C3 + 6C5/13C3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [6C3+6C4+6C5]/13C3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [20+15+6]/286<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 41/286<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0.1434<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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