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A club has 20 members, 12 boys and 8 girls. Two of the members are chosen at random. What is the probability that a boy and a girl are chosen?

 Apr 2, 2015

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$$\frac{12*8}{20C2}$$

 

$${\frac{\left({\mathtt{12}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{8}}\right)}{{\left({\frac{{\mathtt{20}}{!}}{{\mathtt{2}}{!}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}({\mathtt{20}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{2}}){!}}}\right)}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{48}}}{{\mathtt{95}}}} = {\mathtt{0.505\: \!263\: \!157\: \!894\: \!736\: \!8}}$$

 

0.505  maybe 

 Apr 2, 2015
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$$\frac{12*8}{20C2}$$

 

$${\frac{\left({\mathtt{12}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{8}}\right)}{{\left({\frac{{\mathtt{20}}{!}}{{\mathtt{2}}{!}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}({\mathtt{20}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{2}}){!}}}\right)}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{48}}}{{\mathtt{95}}}} = {\mathtt{0.505\: \!263\: \!157\: \!894\: \!736\: \!8}}$$

 

0.505  maybe 

Melody Apr 2, 2015

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