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A bookcase contains 3 statistics books and 4 biology books. If 2 books are chosen at random, the chance that both are statistics books is \frac{1}{15} \frac{2}{5} \frac{6}{7} \frac{1}{7}

          A bookcase contains 3 statistics books and 4 biology books. If 2 books are chosen at random, the chance that both are statistics books is
\frac{1}{15}
\frac{2}{5}
\frac{6}{7}
\frac{1}{7}

A bookcase contains 3 statistics books and 4 biology books. If 2 books are chosen at random, the chance that both are statistics books is
(1)/(15)
(2)/(5)
(6)/(7)
(1)/(7)

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Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach

Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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06/10/2022

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This can be calculated using the combination formula: C(n, k) = n! / (k!(n-k)!), where n is the total number of books and k is the number of books being chosen. In this case, n = 7 and k = 2. Show more…

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