student has to choose an elective class for the last term of college. His counsellor suggested 8 electives, 6 of which were art classes. If the student randomly chose to read about 5 of the electives, what is the probability that all of them are art classes?

student has to choose an elective class for the last term of college. His counsellor suggested 8 electives, 6 of which were art classes. If the student randomly chose to read about 5 of the electives, what is the probability that all of them are art classes?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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