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Mrs. Donovan is the coach of a middle school golf team that has 10 golfers. There are 2 sixth graders, 3 seventh graders, and 5 eighth graders on the team. Mrs. Donovan will randomly select two team captains.
What is the probability that both captains will be eighth graders?
Make sure to write your answer as a reduced fraction.
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