document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=546123>Question 546123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You own 23 CDs. You want to randomly arrange 10 of them in a CD rack. What is the probability that the rack ends up in alphabetical order? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that the CDs are in alphabetical order is  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that the CDs are in alphabetical order is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of random arrangements: 23P10 = 4.1516x10^12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(alphabetical) = 1/(4.1516x10^12)<BR>\n" );
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