SOLUTION: What are the odds that two people would pick the same seven books from a list of 150 to read?

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Question 581338: What are the odds that two people would pick the same seven
books from a list of 150 to read?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What are the odds that two people would pick the same seven
books from a list of 150 to read?
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P(they will) = 1/150C7
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P(they won't) = (150C7 - 1)/150C7
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odds they do = P(they will)/P(they don't) = 1:(150C7 -1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.