SOLUTION: Please help Thank you Ebony has 4 male kittens and 7 female kittens. She picks up 2 kittens to give to a friend. Find the probability that she chooses 2 female kittens.

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Ebony has 4 male kittens and 7 female kittens. She picks up 2 kittens to give to a friend. Find the probability that she chooses 2 female kittens.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Ebony has 4 male kittens and 7 female kittens. She picks up 2 kittens to give to a friend. Find the probability that she chooses 2 female kittens.
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# of ways to succeed: 7C2 = 21
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# of possible results: 11C2 = 55
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P(2 female) = 21/55
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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