SOLUTION: A box contains 6 mangoes and 4 oranges. If 3 fruits are to be drawn without replacement from the box, what is the probability that all three are mangoes?

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Question 946060: A box contains 6 mangoes and 4 oranges. If 3 fruits are to be drawn without replacement from the box, what is the probability that all three are mangoes?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at all the possible outcomes, there are 2%5E3=8 of them,
OOO OOM OMO OMM
MOO MOM MMO MMM
One of those outcomes is all mangoes.
P=1%2F8