document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=667346>Question 667346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The organizer of a television show must select 5 people to participate in the show. that participants will be selected from a list of 26 people who have written in to the show. if the participants are selected randomly, what is the probability that the 5 youngest people wil be selected?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "not sure if this is 6! or do I have to use 8!(8-6!) =8!/2! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #414976 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20849)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=414976\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula for combinations is generally <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26C5=n%21+%2F+%28r%21+%28n+-+r%29%21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26C5=n%21+%2F+%28r%21+%28n+-+r%29%21%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the total number of possibilities to start and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the number of selections made. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In our example, we have 26 people; therefore, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n+=+26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n+=+26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to select <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > youngest people, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >}.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if there are exactly <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > youngest people and if they were all selected, the probability is<BR>\n" );
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