Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Probability - Section 3.4 Additional Topics in Probability and Counting - Exercises - Page 174: 11

Answer

$\frac{_{8}C_{4}}{_{12}C_{6}}=\frac{5}{66}\approx0.076$

Work Step by Step

$_{n}C_{r}=\frac{n!}{(n-r)!r!}$ $_{8}C_{4}=\frac{8!}{(8-4)!4!}=\frac{8\times7\times6\times5\times4!}{4!\times4!}=\frac{8\times7\times6\times5}{4\times3\times2\times1}=70$ $_{12}C_{6}=\frac{12!}{(12-6)!6!}=\frac{12\times11\times10\times9\times8\times7\times6!}{6!\times6!}=\frac{12\times11\times10\times9\times8\times7}{6\times5\times4\times3\times2\times1}=924$ $\frac{_{8}C_{4}}{_{12}C_{6}}=\frac{70}{924}=\frac{5}{66}\approx0.076$
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