Choice and Chance: An Elementary Treatise on Permutations, Combinations, and Probability, with 640 Exercises |
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A's chance alike Answer arithmetical progression assigned average number Binomial Theorem black balls cards chance of drawing chance of throwing chance of winning choice classes coefficient coin contain COROLLARY derangements dice different parcels different things distributed divided doublets drawn Edition equally event happening EXAMPLE expansion expectation Fcap Find the chance five four gambling give given number groups Hence the chance honour indifferent letters LL.D n things N₁ N₂ number of arrangements number of combinations number of different number of orders number of selections number of sets number of things odds operation persons places posteriori pounds prize probability Prop PROPOSITION ratio respective chances result Rule III Rule VIII sequences seven Shew shillings sort sovereign stake success suppose taken at random teetotum tickets total number trials twelve unity vowels white balls whole number
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