document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62833>Question 62833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dave puts a collection of 15 books on a bookshelf in a random order. Among the books are 2 fiction and 13 nonfiction books. Whart is the probability that the 2 fiction books will be all together on the left side of the shelf and the 13 nonfiction all together on the right side of the shelf? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #43652 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><B>303795(602)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=43652\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The probability of the first book being a fiction is 2/15. (2 of the 15 are fiction)The probability of the second book being fiction is 1/14 (only 1 of the remaining 14 is fiction).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of both events occuring is 2/15 * 1/14 = 2/210. </SPAN>\n" );
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