Problem

12 points An bag contains 5 pink balls, 7 purple balls, and 4 white balls. Three balls are selected, one after the other, without replacement. Find the probability that all three balls are purple.

Solution

Step 1 :\(\frac{7}{16}\times\frac{6}{15}\times\frac{5}{14}\)

Step 2 :\(\frac{7!}{3!4!}\times\frac{15!}{12!3!}\times\frac{14!}{11!3!}\)

Step 3 :\(\frac{35}{286}\)

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