SOLUTION: Molly and Ming each purchase one raffle ticket. If a total of ten raffle tickets are sold and two winners will be selected, what is the probability that both Molly and Ming win?

Question 1192985: Molly and Ming each purchase one raffle ticket. If a total of ten raffle tickets are sold and two winners will be selected, what is the probability that both Molly and Ming win?
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Molly and Ming each purchases one raffle ticket. If a total of ten raffle tickets
are sold and two winners will be selected, what is the probability that both Molly and Ming win?
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Only one combination of the total of    = = 45 combinations wins.

So the probability is   .             ANSWER

Solved.

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