In a small private school, five students are randomly selected from eighteen available students. What is the probability that t

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hey are the five youngest students?

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guajiro [1.7K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-22T00:19:01+03:00

Answer:

1 / 8568

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of combinations is:

₁₈C₅ = (18! / (5! (18−5)!)

₁₈C₅ = 8568

There are 8568 possible groups of 5 that can be selected from 18. Only 1 of those groups contains the five youngest students. So the probability is:

P = 1 / 8568 ≈ 0.0117%

In a small private​ school, five students are randomly selected from eighteen available students. What is the probability that t