Probability - shelf
Ten books are placed randomly on one shelf. Find the probability that certain three books are placed next to each other.
Correct answer:

Tips for related online calculators
See also our permutations calculator.
See also our variations calculator.
Would you like to compute the count of combinations?
See also our variations calculator.
Would you like to compute the count of combinations?
You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
combinatoricsbasic operations and conceptsGrade of the word problem
Related math problems and questions:
- Book Store
The Mabini Book Store (MBS) is reducing the prices of Mathematics books for promotion. The store has 6 Algebra books, 6 Geometry books, and 5 Statistics books to be arranged on a shelf. Books of the same kind are to be placed beside each other. How many w
- Football 5788
Tomas has four football jerseys: red, blue, white, and green. How many ways can Tomáš place them on the shelf next to each other so that the red and blue jerseys are adjacent?
- Three-part novel
In how many ways can seven books be stored on a shelf if there is one three-part novel to be placed side by side?
- Anniversary 63804
Out of 3,000 employees of a certain company, 1,800 are men. The management decided that on the occasion of the company's anniversary celebration, it will give special rewards to 10 randomly drawn employees. What is the probability that the sample will be
- Ninety-one 80354
Ninety-one books are arranged on seven shelves so that there are 4 more books on each subsequent shelf than on the previous one. How many books are on the 7th shelf?
- Probability
A chessboard consists of 8x8 squares forming a square. A rook is unthreatened if there is no other rook in the row and column in which it stands. What is the probability that when 8 rooks are placed on a chessboard, none of them threaten each other (they
- A shelf
A shelf is 40 3/4 cm long. Books are 1 9/10 cm wide. How many books will fit on this shelf?