document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=568035>Question 568035</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 1000 questions.  What is the probablity of two people picking three questions and two of the questions being the same.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to pick 2 questions the same: 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of ways to pick 1 question different: 997<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to pick 3 questions randomly: 1000C3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(pick 2 the same and 1 different) = 997/166167000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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