document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127703>Question 1127703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume the Senate consisted of 13 women and 87 men what is the probability of randomly selecting three female senators </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of sets of 3 femaile senators  13C3 = (13*12*11)/(1*2*3) = 286<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of random sets of 3 senators:: 100C3 = 161700<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:: 286/161700 = 0.0018<BR>\n" );
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