In horse racing, a trifecta is a race in which you must pick the first-, second-, and third-place winners in their proper order to win a payoff. If fourteen horses are racing, and you randomly select three as your bet in the trifecta, what is the probability that you will win? (Assume that all horses have the same chance to win.)

In horse racing, a trifecta is a race in which you must pick the first-, second-, and third-place winners in their proper order to win a payoff. If fourteen horses are racing, and you randomly select three as your bet in the trifecta, what is the probability that you will win? (Assume that all horses have the same chance to win.)

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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