SOLUTION: There are 8 people fishing at Lake Connor: 4 have fishing licenses, and 4 do not. An inspector chooses two of the people at random. What is the probability that the first person ch

Question 1209887: There are 8 people fishing at Lake Connor: 4 have fishing licenses, and 4 do not. An inspector chooses two of the people at random. What is the probability that the first person chosen does not have a license and the second one does? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer by ikleyn(52908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The probability that first person does not have a license is   = .


The probability that second person has a license is .


The probability that the pair is as described is the product  


    P =  =  = .    ANSWER

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