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5 Hotels in a town. 3 People check into the hotels. What is the probability they each check into a diff hotel?

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l3gg0my3ggr0ll asked:


There are 5 hotels in a certain town. If 3 people check into hotels in a day, what is the probability
they each check into a different hotel

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2 Responses to “5 Hotels in a town. 3 People check into the hotels. What is the probability they each check into a diff hotel?”

  1. Ratermelon416 on July 14th, 2011 9:03 am

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    1 in fifteen

  2. SAR on July 16th, 2011 1:24 pm

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    C(5, 1)*C(4, 1)*C(3, 1) = 60
    Probability (different hotels) = 60 / 5^3 = 12/25