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From a group of 50 students at a university (10 students per year) a coordinating committee of 4 people is chosen at random. What is the probability that they are all from the same year?

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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