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A four-person committee is randomly selected from a pool of 19 Americans and 13 Canadians. What is the probability that this four-person committee consist entirely of Americans?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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