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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "end seats: 2 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "between seats: 8!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "succeed in 2*8! ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of possible outcomes: 10!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability = (2*8!)/10! = 2/(10*9) = 1/45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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