document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184001>Question 1184001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Out of 20students in a statistics class 3students are failing in the course if4 students from the class are picked up at random what is the probability that one of the failing student will be among them </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #814524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=814524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20C4 choices (denominator)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3C1*17C3 (numerator)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.4211<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another way<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability first is the 1 is (3/20)(17/19)(16/18)(15/17)=0.10526<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 4 ways that can occur, and 4*0.10526=0.4211. </SPAN>\n" );
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