Use Counting Rules to Determine the Probability $\frac { 8 } { 27 }$

question 110

Multiple Choice

Use counting rules to determine the probability.
-8 basketball players are to be selected to play in a special game. The players will be selected from a list of 27 players. If the players are selected randomly, what is the probability that the 8 tallest Players will be selected?

• A) \(\frac { 8 } { 27 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 2,220,075 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 213,127,200 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { 40,320 }\)

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