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Question 637427: The names of 9 males and 26 females are placed into a jar for a prize drawing. Two names are drawn from the jar without replacement. What is the probability of a male name being drawn on the first draw and a female name being drawn on the second draw?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 

Hi,

 names: 9 males and 26 females are placed into a jar for a prize drawing. 

Two names are drawn from the jar without replacement

P(male 1st and female 2nd) = 



 

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