SOLUTION: Mei is carrying six pages of math homework and five pages of English homework. A gust of wind blows the pages out of her hands and she is only able to recover six random pages. Wha

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Question 1192981: Mei is carrying six pages of math homework and five pages of English homework. A gust of wind blows the pages out of her hands and she is only able to recover six random pages. What is the probability that she recovers all of her math homework?
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It is   P = 1%2FC%5B6%2B5%5D%5E6 = 1%2FC%5B11%5D%5E6 = 1%2F462.             ANSWER

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This problem is on  COMBINATIONS.

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    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
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