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Three numbers are chosen at random from natural numbers 1 1 to 30 30 . What is the probability that the minimum of the chosen numbers is 9 9 and the maximum is 25 25 ?

1 406 \frac 1{406} 3 812 \frac 3{812} 1 812 \frac 1{812} 3 406 \frac 3{406}

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Feb 23, 2020

The number of ways to choose 9 9 is 1 1 . The number of ways to choose 25 25 is 1 1 . The number of ways to choose the middle number m m is 24 9 = 15 24-9 = 15 . Therefore, the total number of ways to choose ( 9 , m , 25 ) (9, m, 25) is N 9 , m , 25 = 3 × 2 × 15 N_{9,m,25} = 3 \times 2 \times 15 .

The total number of ways to choose three numbers randomly, N = 30 × 29 × 28 N = 30 \times 29 \times 28 .

Therefore, the probability of choosing ( 9 , m , 25 ) (9, m, 25) , p = N 9 , m , 25 N = 3 × 2 × 15 30 × 29 × 28 = 3 812 p = \dfrac {N_{9,m,25}}N = \dfrac {3\times 2\times 15}{30 \times 29 \times 28} = \boxed{\frac 3{812}} .

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