document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440273>Question 440273</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 27 students in a class, 14 are girls. If 5 students got an A on a test, what is the probability that it was 3 boys and 2 girls?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to pick 2 girls: 14C2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of ways to pick 3 boys: 13C3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to pick 5 students 27C5 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 boys and 2 girls) = [14C2*13C3]/[27C5] = 0.3224<BR>\n" );
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