SOLUTION: The question: In a shipment of 8 room air conditioners, there are 3 with defective thermostats. Two air conditioners will be selected at random and inspected. Find the probabilit

Question 214828: The question: In a shipment of 8 room air conditioners, there are 3 with defective thermostats. Two air conditioners will be selected at random and inspected. Find the probability that both are defective
I started to do the below:
8 ac. 3 are defective. 2 will be selected at random. 2 defective.
3/8 = .375
(3) * (5 )
1 1
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Can you tell me what I am doing wrong and show me the correct to solve the problem. Thank you
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/8*2/8=6/64=3/32 or 9.4%
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