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Using a standard deck of cards, how many 5-card hands are possible that have 4 aces and 1 king? |
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1 |
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96 |
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4 |
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24 |
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A home security company offers a security system that uses the numbers 0 through 6, inclusive, for a 3-digit security code. How many different security codes are possible if no digit may be repeated? |
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20 |
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35 |
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210 |
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120 |
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Find the number of five-letter patterns that can be formed using the letters of the word motto. |
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30 |
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60 |
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15 |
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120 |
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How many four-letter patterns can be formed from the letters of the word teen if t must always be the first letter? |
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3 |
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48 |
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12 |
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6 |
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Will has 4 rap, 5 rock, 4 country, and 2 pop CDs. He randomly picks 2 to listen to. Find the probability that he picks 1 rap and 1 rock CD. |
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Determine the probability of choosing a penny or a nickel from 7 pennies, 2 nickels and 5 dimes. |
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Sharon tossed three coins. What is the probability that she tossed exactly two tails, given that she tossed at least 1 tail? |
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In Mr. Jonas' homeroom, 70% of the students have brown hair, 25% have brown eyes, and 5% have both brown hair and brown eyes. A student is excused early to go to a doctor's appointment. If the student has brown hair, what is the probability that the student also has brown eyes? |
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The probability of tossing a head on a bent coin is 25%. Find the probability of getting 3 heads if the coin is tossed three times. |
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Determine the probability of getting exactly 2 heads if 4 fair coins are tossed. |
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During a particular hurricane in the Caribbean, a meteorologist determined that the odds of it hitting Jamaica are 2 to 3. What is the probability of this happening? |
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Find the probability of randomly picking 3 kittens of which at least 2 are female kittens, from a group of 7 male kittens and 5 female kittens. |
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D. |
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