SOLUTION: If a committee of 3 is to be chosen at random from a class of 13 students, what is the probability of the committee is to consist of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer?
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Question 892630: If a committee of 3 is to be chosen at random from a class of 13 students, what is the probability of the committee is to consist of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer?
I tried 1/286 and that was wrong. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a committee of 3 is to be chosen at random from a class of 13 students, what is the probability of the committee is to consist of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer?
I tried 1/286 and that was wrong.
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# of groups of 3 out of 13 students = 13C3 = 286
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That is not a probability problem.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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