The manager of the high school baseball team randomly selects 7 pitchers from a group of 13 students who tried out (order does not matter). Of these 13 people, 5 are juniors and 8 are seniors. Find the probability that exactly 3 of the 7 selected are juniors.

The manager of the high school baseball team randomly selects 7 pitchers from a group of 13 students who tried out (order does not matter). Of these 13 people, 5 are juniors and 8 are seniors. Find the probability that exactly 3 of the 7 selected are juniors.

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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