SOLUTION: At the first tri-city meeting, there are 8 people from town A, 7 people
from town B, and 5 people from town C. If a council consisting of 5
people is randomly selected, find the
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Question 371505: At the first tri-city meeting, there are 8 people from town A, 7 people
from town B, and 5 people from town C. If a council consisting of 5
people is randomly selected, find the probability that 3 are from town A
and 2 are from town B. Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! nCr=combination of n things taken r at a time.
P=(8C3 * 7C2)/20C5
= (56*21)/15504
=1176/15504
=.0759
