document.write( "Question 1066836: A box contains 14 balls, numbered 1 through 14. Suppose 5 balls are selected without replacement. What is the probability that 9 is the largest number drawn? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "1.  Calculate the number of SUCCESSFUL ways:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Choose the 9-ball 1 way, Choose the other 4 balls \r\n" );
document.write( "from these {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} in 8C4 = 40 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's  1*40 = 40 successful ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  Calculate the number of POSSIBLE ways:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Choose the 5 balls in 14C5 = 2002 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.  \r\n" );
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