SOLUTION: Jim's teacher randomly choose 7 student from the class to participate in the program. If there are 35 students in Jim's class,what are his chances of being chosen for the play?

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Question 201766: Jim's teacher randomly choose 7 student from the class to participate in the program. If there are 35 students in Jim's class,what are his chances of being chosen for the play?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jim's teacher randomly choose 7 student from the class to participate in the program. If there are 35 students in Jim's class,what are his chances of being chosen for the play?
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P(Jim chosen) = 1 - P(Jim not chosen)
= 1 - [34C7/35C7]
= 1 - 0.8
= 0.2
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Stan H.