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There are 7 students in a class: 2 boys and 5 girls. If the teacher picks a group of 3 at random, what is the probability that everyone in the group is a girl?

 Jun 4, 2021
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5/7 * 4/6 * 3/5. 

At first person she picks has 5/7 chance of being a girl, then 4/6, then 3/5. 

 

=^._.^=

 Jun 4, 2021
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There are 7 students in a class: 2 boys and 5 girls.
If the teacher picks a group of 3 at random,
what is the probability that everyone in the group is a girl?

 

(20)Boys(53)Girls(73)Boys and Girls=27or574635=27

 

The probability is 28.57%

 

laugh

 Jun 4, 2021

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