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==Problem 5==
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Ms.Carr asks her students to read any 5 of the 10 books on a reading list. Harold randomly selects 5 books from this list, and Betty does the same. What is the probability that there are exactly 2 books that they both select? (Source: AMC <math>10B 2020</math>).

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Problem 1

How many distinguishable towers consisting of $8$ blocks can be built with $2$ red blocks, $4$ pink blocks, and $2$ yellow blocks?

Answer: $(420)$


Problem 2

How many ways are there to seat $6$ people around the circle if $3$ of them insist on staying together?(All people are distinct)

Answer: $(36)$


Problem 3

When $6$ fair $6$ sided dice are rolled, what is the probability that the sum of the numbers facing up top is $10$?

Answer: ($\frac{7}{2592}$)


Problem 4

How many different ways are there to buy $8$ fruits when the choices are apples, pears, and oranges?

Answer: $(45)$


Problem 5

Ms.Carr asks her students to read any 5 of the 10 books on a reading list. Harold randomly selects 5 books from this list, and Betty does the same. What is the probability that there are exactly 2 books that they both select? (Source: AMC $10B 2020$).