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Belle got a summer job at a movie theater cleaning the aisles after each film. This Sunday, 9 movies are scheduled to show, 7 of which feature an alien as the one main protagonist.
If Belle is randomly assigned to clean up after 6 movies, what is the probability that all of them feature an alien as the one main protagonist?

Write your answer as a decimal rounded to four decimal places.

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User Glcheetham
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Answer:

Probability ≈ 0.0833

Explanation:

Consider steps below;


Total Possible Outcomes - 9C6,\\\\9! / 6! ( 9 - 6 )!,\\1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 * 9 / ( 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6)( 1 * 2 * 3 ),\\\\362,880 / 720 * 6 = Combinations - 84,\\\\


Number Of Outcomes - 7C6,\\\\7! / 6! ( 7 - 6 )!,\\1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 *7/ ( 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 ) ( 1 ),\\\\Outcomes - 7


Conclusion ; Solution - 7 / 84 = ( About ) 0.0833\\Hope That Helps!

Solution; Probability ≈ 0.0833

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