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document.write( "1 way to do that<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to draw the 8 teams: 8!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(draw in same order) = 1/8!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(not in same order) = (8!-1)/8!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Odds in favor of = (1/8!)/(8!-1)/8! = 1:(8!-1) = 1:40319<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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