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a shipment contains 14 igneous, 12 sedimentary, and 12 metamorphic rocks. if 8 rocks are selected at random, find the probability that exactly 6 are sedimentary

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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