document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507805>Question 507805</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a set of 15 tools, 2 are defective and the remaining 13 are good.  A QC person randomly selects 3 of the 15 tools without replacemnt and classifies each as defective or good.  How many elementary events does this sample space have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sample space is the list of all possible outcomes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 15C3 = (15*14*13)/(1*2*3) = 455<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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