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A small pond contains six catfish and six bluegill. If five are caught at random, what are the chances that exactly two catfish have been caught?

 May 9, 2016
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The probability is given by  p = nCr(5,2)*(1*1*6*5*4)/(12*11*10*9*8)  →  10*1/792  →  5/396 ≈ 0.013

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 May 9, 2016

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