A high school class consist of 6 seniors, 10 juniors, 11 sophomores, and 9 freshmen. Exactly 4 of the juniors are female, and exactly 5 of the sophomores are male. if two students are randomly selected from this class, what is the probability that the pair consist of a male junior and a female sophomore?

A high school class consist of 6 seniors, 10 juniors, 11 sophomores, and 9 freshmen. Exactly 4 of the juniors are female, and exactly 5 of the sophomores are male. if two students are randomly selected from this class, what is the probability that the pair consist of a male junior and a female sophomore?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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