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Question 214707This question is from textbook Elementary Statistics
: 40. Leisure Activities A newspaper advertises 5 different movies, 3 plays, and 2 baseball games for the weekend. If a couple selects 3 activities, find the probability that they attend 2 plays and 1 movie. This question is from textbook Elementary Statistics
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Leisure Activities A newspaper advertises 5 different movies, 3 plays, and 2 baseball games for the weekend. If a couple selects 3 activities, find the probability that they attend 2 plays and 1 movie.
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# of ways to select 2plays and 1 movie = 3C2*5C1 = 3*5 = 15
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# of ways to select 3 activities of any kind = 10C3 = (10*9*8)/(1*2*3) = 120
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P(select 2 plays and 1 movie+ = 15/120 = 3/24 = 1/8
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