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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 4C3 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of random triples: 8C3 = (8*7*6)/(1*2*3) = 56<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 boys chosen) = 4/56 = 1/14<BR>\n" );
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