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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Micah Chaney

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15 January, 04:53

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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Orlando · Answer 1

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

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.

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.