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document.write( "Suppose that two pairs of jeans are randomly selected, without replacement, from the bin. What is the chance that both pairs of jeans selected will be substandard?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(2 substandard) = (4/39)(3/38)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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