Question

A librarian has 10 nonfiction and eight fiction books from which to choose the next three book club selections.

What is the approximate probability that she chooses a fiction book, then a nonfiction book, then a fiction book?

0.114
0.131
0.686
0.784

Answer 1

Probability = (8/18)·(10/17)·(7/16) = (8·10·7)/(18·17·16) = 35/306 ≈ 0.114.

Answer: 0.114