local fraternity is conducting a raffle where 50 tickets are to be sold—one per customer. There are three prizes to be awarded. If the four organizers of the raffle each buy one ticket, what is the probability that the four organizers win all of the prizes, exactly two of the prizes, exactly one of the prizes and none of the prizes

local fraternity is conducting a raffle where 50 tickets are to be sold—one per customer. There are three prizes to be awarded. If the four organizers of the raffle each buy one ticket, what is the probability that the four organizers win all of the prizes, exactly two of the prizes, exactly one of the prizes and none of the prizes

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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