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If 15 people entered for a chance to win 3 tickets then find the probability that Jodi, Dan and Pillar all won the tickets.
Answer to Problem 11PT
The probability that each one of them will win is
Explanation of Solution
Given information: it is given that 15 people entered to win 3 tickets.
Calculation: As the order does not matter in selection of 3 among 15 people, so it is the case of combination. Therefore the total number of outcomes will be
Now the probability
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