document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122550>Question 1122550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains nine chocolates -- four with pecans, three with coconut, and two with raspberry creme. Spider-Man eats three of the chocolates, chosen randomly. What's the probability that he eats (exactly) two with coconut? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Enter your answer as a fraction in lowest terms </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of ways of choosing 3 of the 9 chocolates: 9C3 (9 choose 3).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of ways of choosing 2 of the 3 with coconut (and 1 of the other 7): (3C2)*(7C1).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability is the number of ways of getting the desired combination, divided by the total number of possible combinations.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do the arithmetic and simplify the resulting fraction. </SPAN>\n" );
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