Take those three books and tie those together to pretend you have one book.Ten books are placed in random order on a bookshelf. Find the probability of three given books being side by side.
I can't seem to arrive at the right answer. Could someone please walk me through this question?
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Sure we could walk you through the problem. But 1st you need to tell us exactly where you are stuck so that we can give you leading hints to continue. It is you who will solve this problem, not us.Ten books are placed in random order on a bookshelf. Find the probability of three given books being side by side.
I can't seem to arrive at the right answer. Could someone please walk me through this question?
Thank you
Sure we could walk you through the problem. But 1st you need to tell us exactly where you are stuck so that we can give you leading hints to continue. It is you who will solve this problem, not us.
Take those three books and tie those together to pretend you have one book.
Now you have 8 books arrange.
How many ways can you arrange those?
Sure we could walk you through the problem. But 1st you need to tell us exactly where you are stuck so that we can give you leading hints to continue. It is you who will solve this problem, not us.