There Are Three Unfilled Seats on a Small Plane, but 10

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Short Answer

There are three unfilled seats on a small plane, but 10 people showed up to try to get one of those three unfilled seats. If the airline picks three people at random to get on the plane, what is the probability you and your two kids will get on the plane?

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Definitions:

Redundancy

The inclusion of extra components not strictly necessary to functioning, in case of failure in other components.

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Connected Vehicle

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