document.write( "Question 1134624: if 4 numbers from 1 to 1000 are chosen at random, one at a time, find the probability that they will be chosen in decreasing order \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "When 4 numbers are chosen, there are 4! possible permutations of them, influencing to their order.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Of this 4! = 1*2*3*4 = 24 permutations, only one provides the requested decreasing order.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the probability under the problem's question is  .\r\n" );
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