Consider a group of 10 life insurance policies, seven of which are on male lives and three of which are on female lives. Three of the 10 policies are chosen at random (one after the other, without replacement). Find the probability that the three selected policies are all on male lives

Consider a group of 10 life insurance policies, seven of which are on male lives and three of which are on female lives. Three of the 10 policies are chosen at random (one after the other, without replacement). Find the probability that the three selected policies are all on male lives

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