document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315418>Question 315418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A committee of three people is selected at random from a set of seven Americans, five French people and three English people.  What is the probability that the committee has no Americans? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to select three that are not Americans: 8C3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to select three randomly: 15C3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 not American) = 8C3/15C3 = (8*7*6)/(15*14*13) = 0.1231<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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