The staff of the captain's lair consists of 5 cooks, 11 servers, and 4 bartenders. If the restaurant manager randomly selects 10 staff, what is the probability that she selected 2 cooks, 7 servers, and 1 bartender?
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The total number of staff is 5 cooks + 11 servers + 4 bartenders = 20 staff members. So, the total number of ways to select 10 staff from 20 is given by the combination formula: C(20, 10) = 20! / (10! * (20-10)!) = 184,756 ways. Show more…
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