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Perform the indicated calculation.(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

Perform the indicated calculation.(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)-example-1
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Answer:
(8C4)/(11C4)=0.212

Step-by-step explanation:

By definition,


\text{nCr}=(n!)/((n-r)!r!)

Using this, we have:


\begin{gathered} 8C4=(8!)/((8-4)!4!)=(40320)/(576)=70 \\ \\ \\ 11C4=(11!)/((11-4)!4!)=(39916800)/(120960)=330 \\ \\ (8C4)/(11C4)=(70)/(330)=(7)/(33)=0.212 \end{gathered}

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