document.write( "Question 437285: A student must choose 3 questions out of 5 on a math test. What is the probability the student selects the first 2? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A student must choose 3 questions out of 5 on a math test: 
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document.write( "5C3 = 10 ways of choosing 3 out of the 5 questions
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document.write( "P(choosing 1st 2) = 3/10
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document.write( "Sample Space
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document.write( " 1,2,3
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document.write( " 1,2,4
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document.write( " 1,2,5
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document.write( " 1,3,4
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document.write( " 1,3,5
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document.write( " 1,4,5
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document.write( " 2,3,4
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document.write( " 2,3,5
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document.write( " 4,2,5
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document.write( " 5,3,4
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