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There are 8 action, 3 comedy, and 5 drama DVDs on a shelf. Suppose three DVDs are selected at random from the shelf. Find each probability. P(2 action, then a comedy), without r…

There are 8 action, 3 comedy, and 5 drama DVDs on a shelf. Suppose three DVDs are selected at random from the shelf. Find each probability. P(2 action, then a comedy), without r…
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There are 8 action, 3 comedy, and 5 drama DVDs on a shelf. Suppose three DVDs are selected at random from the shelf. Find each probability.

P(2 action, then a comedy), without replacement.

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8 action, 3 comedy, 5 drama....total = 16 dvd's

P(2 action, then a comedy)...without replacement

8/16 * 7/15 * 3/14 = (8 * 7 * 3) / (16 * 15 * 14) = 168/3360 = 1/20
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