A box of jerseys for a pick-up game of basketball contains 10 extra-large jerseys, 7 large jerseys, and 5 medium jerseys. If you are first to the box and grab 3 jerseys, what is the probability that you randomly grab 3 medium jerseys? Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth.

A box of jerseys for a pick-up game of basketball contains 10 extra-large jerseys, 7 large jerseys, and 5 medium jerseys. If you are first to the box and grab 3 jerseys, what is the probability that you randomly grab 3 medium jerseys? Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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