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At bedtime, you read three books to your kids, Walker, Michael, and Luke. Together, they have 32 books if you decide to randomly choose three books, what is the probability that the three you choose will consist of each of their favorite books? Assume they have different favontes Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth

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At bedtime, you read three books to your kids, Walker, Michael, and Luke. Together, they have 32 books if you decide to randomly choose three books, what is the probability that the three you choose will consist of each of their favorite books? Assume they have different favontes Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth​

total books=32

the probability is equal to

P=(1/32)*(1/31)*(1/30)

P=1/29,760

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