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document.write( "# of ways to get 3 not-black: 40C3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of random sets of 3 nails: 70C3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 not-black) = 40C3/70C3 = 0.1805<BR>\n" );
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