Inventing the exam. There is a fifteen-question probability test, according to your math professor. The test, according to her, will consist of the following Mindscapes segment of the chapter problems: two questions from each of Sections 8.2, 8.3, and 8.5, and three questions from each of Sections 8.1 and 8.4 (no questions from the In Your Own Words category). How many distinct examinations could she conjure up? How likely is it that you'll see this same question on your exam?

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Inventing the exam. There is a fifteen-question probability test, according to your math professor. The test, according to her, will consist of the following Mindscapes segment of the chapter problems: two questions from each of Sections 8.2, 8.3, and 8.5, and three questions from each of Sections 8.1 and 8.4 (no questions from the In Your Own Words category). How many distinct examinations could she conjure up? How likely is it that you'll see this same question on your exam?

 

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