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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 7C3 + 5C3 + 4C3 = 35+10+4 = 49<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of random sets of 3: 16C3 = 560<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 same color) = 49/560 = 0.0875<BR>\n" );
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