SOLUTION: 3. Five English books and three Mathematics books are placed at random on a shelf. Find the probability that Mathematics books are together?

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Question 621473: 3. Five English books and three Mathematics books are placed at random on a shelf. Find the probability that Mathematics books are together?
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Hi,

Five English books and three Mathematics books are placed at random on a shelf.

Ways of doing this(using the 3 Math books as 1 unit) = 6!

 Find the probability that Mathematics books are together?

    6%21%2F8%21+=+1%2F%287%2A8%29+=+1%2F56