SOLUTION: A hat contains the names of eight girls and six boys. You select two names without replacing the first name. Find the probability of p(boy,then boy)

Question 458755: A hat contains the names of eight girls and six boys. You select two names without replacing the first name. Find the probability of p(boy,then boy)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A hat contains the names of eight girls and six boys. You select two names without replacing the first name. Find the probability of p(boy,then boy)
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P(boy then boy) = P(boy |boy)*P(boy) = 5/13 * 6/14 = 0.16
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OR
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P(boy and boy) = 6C2/14C2 = 0.16
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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