Three numbers are chosen at random from natural numbers to . What is the probability that the minimum of the chosen numbers is and the maximum is ?
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The number of ways to choose 9 is 1 . The number of ways to choose 2 5 is 1 . The number of ways to choose the middle number m is 2 4 − 9 = 1 5 . Therefore, the total number of ways to choose ( 9 , m , 2 5 ) is N 9 , m , 2 5 = 3 × 2 × 1 5 .
The total number of ways to choose three numbers randomly, N = 3 0 × 2 9 × 2 8 .
Therefore, the probability of choosing ( 9 , m , 2 5 ) , p = N N 9 , m , 2 5 = 3 0 × 2 9 × 2 8 3 × 2 × 1 5 = 8 1 2 3 .