SOLUTION: Can you please help me with this word problem? Nikki has a collection of 32 CDs, 18 r&b, and 14 hip hop. As she is leaving for a trip, she randomly chooses 6 CDs to take with her.

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Question 748710: Can you please help me with this word problem?
Nikki has a collection of 32 CDs, 18 r&b, and 14 hip hop. As she is leaving for a trip, she randomly chooses 6 CDs to take with her. What is the probability that nikki selects 3 r&b and 3 hip hop cds? Answer has to be 4 decimal places!
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Nikki has a collection of 32 CDs, 18 r&b, and 14 hip hop. As she is leaving for a trip, she randomly chooses 6 CDs to take with her. What is the probability that nikki selects 3 r&b and 3 hip hop cds? Answer has to be 4 decimal places!
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# of ways to succeed: 18C3 * 14C3 = 297024
# of random set of 6 CD's: 32C6 = 906192
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Ans: 297024/906192 = 0.3278
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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