A First Course in Probability
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780321794772
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.21P
Consider the grid of points shown at the top of the next column. Suppose that, starting at the point labeled A, you can go one step up or one step to the right at each move. This procedure is continued until the point labeled B is reached. How many different paths from A to B are possible?
Hint: Note that to reach B from A, you must take 4 steps to the right and 3 steps upward.
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