document.write( "Question 471555: There are 50,000 people at a stadium watching a soccer match, and 40,000 of them are male. If 3 people are chosen at random, what is the probability that all 3 of them are male? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Note: The probability of x successes in n trials is: 
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document.write( "P = nCx*  where p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively. 
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document.write( "In this case p(male)= 40,000/50,000 =  = .8 and q(female) = .2
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document.write( "nCx = 
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document.write( " P(3 males) = (.8)^3 = .512 \n" );
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