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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 8C3 * 7C2 = 56 * 21 = 1176<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of possible groups of 15C5 = 3003<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: P(condition) = 1176/3003 = 0.3916<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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