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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

Given that , and , find .
Solution
We know that from Pascal's identity. Solving for and substituting the value that we have for gives us . Once again using Pascal's identity, we know that . Substituting the values that we have for the terms on the right side gives us and substituting that into our expression for gives us .
Final answer
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