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There are 12 girls and 14 boys in math class. The teacher puts the names of the students in a hat and randomly picks one name. Then the teacher picks another name without replacing the first. What is the probability that both students picked are boys?
Find the probability that both students picked are boys.
Answer to Problem 32P
Explanation of Solution
Given:
There are 12 girls and 14 boys in math class . The teacher puts the names of the students in a hat and randomly picks one name of the students in a hat and randomly picks one name. Then the teacher picks another name without replacing the first.
Formula Used:
Calculation:
Number of boys = 14
Number of girls = 12
Total students = 26
Number of favorable outcomes of boys in first turn = 14
Total number of students left after first slip is drawn without replacement = 25
Number of favourable outcomes of boys in second turn = 13 (since one slip is drawn without replacement)
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