There are 20 C3 possible ways to choose 3 books to read.
There are 5 C3 possible ways to choose 3 mysteries to read.
The probability that Mariah will not choose all mysteries can be expressed as 1-5C3/20C3. (These 3 Choices Are True)
There are 1 C3 possible ways to choose 3 books that are not all mysteries.
The probability that Mariah will choose 3 mysteries can be expressed as 1/5C3.
(These 2 Choices Are False)
Hope This Helps
So the problem ask to find or solve the problem using distributive property, so to calculate if using distributive property is just the same calculation if you are multiplying two number using a paper so the answer is 5(8)+5(90)+5(100), 40+ 450+500 = 990. I hope you understand my answer
