document.write( "Question 1119744: (60 points) On a table in a doctor’s office are five Motor Trend magazines, six Parenting magazines, and three Sports Illustrated magazines. If a patient randomly selects three magazines, determine the probability that
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document.write( "First notice that the total number of magazines = 5 + 6 + 3 = 14.\r\n" );
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document.write( "a. three Motor Trend magazines are selected.    Probability = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "b. two Parenting magazines and one Sports Illustrated magazine are selected.   Probability = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "c. no Parenting magazine is selected.   Probability = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "                                        Here 8 = 14-6 is the number of magazines on the table excluding 6 Parenting magazines.\r\n" );
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document.write( "d. at least one Parenting magazine is selected   Probability = complement to the \"c\"Probability.\r\n" );
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