SOLUTION: Suppose you are going to visit a village that has 120 males (70 boys and 50 men), and 140 females (80 girls and 60 women). What would the probability for you to run into three girl

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Question 574195: Suppose you are going to visit a village that has 120 males (70 boys and 50 men), and 140 females (80 girls and 60 women). What would the probability for you to run into three girls in a row?
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Suppose you are going to visit a village that has 120 males (70 boys and 50 men), and 140 females (80 girls and 60 women). What would the probability for you to run into three girls in a row?
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# of ways to succeed: 80C3 = 82160
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# of random groups of 3: 300C3 = 445100
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P(3 girls) = 0.0184
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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