SOLUTION: find the probability of selecting 4 science books and 4 math books from 8 science books and 12 math books. The books are selected at random.

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Question 1081626: find the probability of selecting 4 science books and 4 math books from 8 science books and 12 math books. The books are selected at random.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is 8C4*12C4 divided by 20C8, which is the number of ways 8 books in all can be selected from 20.
=70*495/125970=0.2751