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.

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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. 

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