SOLUTION: Mrs. Donovan is the coach of a middle school golf team that has 10 golfers. There are 2 sixth graders, 2 seventh graders, and 6 eighth-graders on the team. Mrs. Donovan will random

Question 1174103: Mrs. Donovan is the coach of a middle school golf team that has 10 golfers. There are 2 sixth graders, 2 seventh graders, and 6 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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Mrs. Donovan is the coach of a middle school golf team that has 10 golfers.
There are 2 sixth graders, 2 seventh graders, and 6 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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