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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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Suppose that 3 books are picked at random from a shelf containing 8 novels, 4 books of poems, and a dictionary. (a) Find the probability that the dictionary is selected. (b) Find the probability that 2 novels and 1 book of poems are selected. (a) (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.) (b) (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that 3 books are picked at random from a shelf containing 8 novels, 4 books of poems, and a dictionary. (a) Find the probability that the dictionary is selected. (b) Find the probability that 2 novels and 1 book of poems are selected. (a) (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.) (b) (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
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ncr = (n!) /(n- r)! r! 

 

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