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Beginning counting and Probability Marathon

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Post  marinadelayne Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:14 pm

Hey, I'm starting a c+p marathon.

There is a board of 15 members that wants to choose a president, vice-president, and treasurer. How many possible outcomes are there in each of the following:
a) each member can only hold one office

b) each member can hold up to three offices

c) Alice will only hold an office if Bob is holding an office
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Post  NosajLolay Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:34 pm

(My brain is blank so i may have done some stupid things ok?)

a. thats 15 x 14 x 13 or 2730

b. thats 15 x 15 x 15 or 3375

b. case one Alice and Bob are not in office: 13 x 12 x 11 = 1716
case two Alice and bob are in office: 1 x 1 x 13 x 3 = 39
answer; 1755

I may have TOTALLY FAILED this one so please correct me when you see an error.

Problem 2:
Three points are chosen randomly and independently on a circle. What is the probability that all three pairwise distances between the points are less than the radius of the circle?




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