document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=339819>Question 339819</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that you are playing a game of Scrabble and the remaining letters in the bag are ADKNSTVZ. If it is your turn to play and there is a C available for use on the board and you have a BXLE, needing to draw 3 letters, what is the chance that you will draw the needed AND to create the word CANDLE? (HINT: Consider how many ways you can draw 3 letters from a bag of 8). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #243513 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=243513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to calculate: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(8\cr 3\right\)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(n\cr k\right\)\"> is the number of combinations of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\"> things taken <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large k\"> at a time and is calculated by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{n!}{k!(n\,-\,k)!}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which will give you the denominator of your probability fraction, i.e. the total number of possible outcomes.  Since only one of those outcomes is a success according to the parameters of your problem, the numerator of the probability fraction is 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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