An elementary school art class teacher plans to display artwork next to the door of each of the classrooms in the school. Each classroom door will only have one piece of artwork displayed, and the school has 37 such doors. If the teacher has 22 sculptures and 22 oil paintings, what is the probability that 20 sculptures and 17 oil paintings are chosen to be displayed?

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An elementary school art class teacher plans to display artwork next to the door of each of the classrooms in the school. Each classroom door will only have one piece of artwork displayed, and the school has 37 such doors. If the teacher has 22 sculptures and 22 oil paintings, what is the probability that 20 sculptures and 17 oil paintings are chosen to be displayed?

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