document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=611034>Question 611034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Walton Pharmaceuticals experiments with a new allergy medication using a sample of 17 allergy sufferers. Six sufferers are randomly selected from the group for the first trial. What is the probability that the 5 youngest are chosen? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of groups of 6 that have the 5 youngest: 5C5*12C1 = 5*12 = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of random groups of 6: 17C6 = 12376<BR>\n" );
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