document.write( "Question 892450: If a committee of 3 is to be chosen at random from a class of 13 students, what is the probability of the committee is to consist of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The number of possible committees is C(13,3) = 286.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Only 1 committee consiste of those three officers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thats 1 way out of 286 or .  That's the desired probability.\r\n" );
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