a) In how many ways can this be done? b) The coach received last minute funding to allow 3 additional players.Is how ways can he select the 3 additional players? c) One of the players is Tim. The probability that he will not be among the 8 selected?
a group of 5 basketball players is to be selected from a basketball team of 13 players to travel and promote the team.
a group of 5 basketball players is to be selected from a basketball team of 13 players to travel and promote the team.
1 Answer
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Explanation:
a
We can choose 5 players from a population of 13 by using a combination (order of choosing isn't important):
b
We can now pick 3 additional players from the
c
There are
This means that the probability of his being a part of the group not going on the trip is: