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document.write( "# of ways to succeed:: 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of possible arrangements: 4! = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(condition) = 2/24 = 1/12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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