welve identical flags, except for color, are lined up along one side of a road. Three are red, 4 are blue and 5 yellow. Find the probability that the a) 3 red flags are side by side. b) 4 blue flags are side by side. c) 5 yellow flags are side by side

welve identical flags, except for color, are lined up along one side of a road. Three are red, 4 are blue and 5 yellow. Find the probability that the a) 3 red flags are side by side. b) 4 blue flags are side by side. c) 5 yellow flags are side by side

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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