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counting and probability intermediate
Problem
Ms. Carr asks her students to read any of the books on a reading list. Harold randomly selects books from this list, and Betty does the same. What is the probability that there are exactly books that they both select?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
We don't care about which books Harold selects. We just care that Betty picks books from Harold's list and that aren't on Harold's list. The total amount of combinations of books that Betty can select is . There are ways for Betty to choose of the books that are on Harold's list. From the remaining books that aren't on Harold's list, there are ways to choose of them.
Final answer
D