SOLUTION: There are 13 kittens in a cage, of which 5 are male and 8 are female. If you select 3 kittens at random, what is the probability that they will all be the same gender? Write your

SOLUTION: There are 13 kittens in a cage, of which 5 are male and 8 are female. If you select 3 kittens at random, what is the probability that they will all be the same gender? Write your

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Question 989838: There are 13 kittens in a cage, of which 5 are male and 8 are female. If you select 3 kittens at random, what is the probability that they will all be the same gender? Write your answer as a fraction or rounded to four decimal places.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
All male:
(5/13)(4/12)(3/11)=60/1716
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All female:
(8/13)(7/12)(6/11)=336/1716
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396/1716=0.2308

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