document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950358>Question 950358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have 15 different books, 5 were written by Lewis Carroll. I decide to take four books and select then at random what is the probability as a proper fraction that two of the books I take will be by Lewis Carroll? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of pairs of Carroll books:: 5C2 = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of random pairs of books:: 15C2 = 105<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(2 Carroll books) = 10/105 = 2/21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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