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(´▽`ʃ♡ƪ) Help pls! quick plsss! A video rental store keeps a list of their top 15 movie rentals each week. This week the list includes 6 action, 4 comedies, 3 dramas, and 2 mysteries. The store manager removes a copy of each of the 15 movies from the shelf, then randomly selects 3 of the 15 to show on the display monitors in the store. What is the probability that she selected 2 comedies and 1 action movie?

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about a 20% chance that you get 2 comedies and 1 action movies

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Answer: The total number of ways to select any 3 movies out of 15 is:

15C3 = 455 There are a total of 15 movies, out of which 6 are action, 4 are comedies, 3 are dramas, and 2 are mysteries. nCr = n! / r!(n-r)!

(i.e., n! = n x (n-1) x (n-2) x ... x 2 x 1).

Explanation:

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