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Question 658062: If five of the twenty farms will be randomly selected, what is the probability that all corn fields will be selected for the experiment? There are a total of 9 corn farms out of the overall 20.
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If five of the twenty farms will be randomly selected, what is the probability that all corn fields will be selected for the experiment? There are a total of 9 corn farms out of the overall 20.
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# of ways to succeed: 9C5
# of possible outcomes: 20C5
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Ans: 9C5/20C5 = 0.0081
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Stan H.