You and your two friends are in a Geology class with 30 people altogether. Five people are selected at random to go on a field trip to a nearby quarry. d. Find the probability that neither you nor your friends are selected. e. Find the probability that your friends are selected but you are not. f. Find the probability that you and just one of friend are selected.

You and your two friends are in a Geology class with 30 people altogether. Five people are selected at random to go on a field trip to a nearby quarry. d. Find the probability that neither you nor your friends are selected. e. Find the probability that your friends are selected but you are not. f. Find the probability that you and just one of friend are selected.

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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