probability

five ticket x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 are drawn from fifty tickets numbered 1,2,3...,50 and arranged in ascending order x1<x2<x3<x4<x5. what is the probability that x3 = 30?

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Manish Shankar ·

\frac{^{49}C_4}{^{50}C_5}

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thumbsdown007 ·

is it so simple? i think its bit tricky.

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

For x3 to 30, we need to select any two numbers from 1 to 29 and any other two from 31 to 50. That should give favorable ones and then the answer..

That is what sir has done.

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