SOLUTION: A teacher chooses two students in a class of 15 girls and 10 boys. The students are randomly chosen. What is the probability that the teacher chooses two girls?

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Question 1167333: A teacher chooses two students in a class of 15 girls and 10 boys. The students are randomly chosen. What is the probability that the teacher chooses two girls?
Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The probability is the ratio of the number of all possible pairs chosen from 15 girls 
to the number of all possible pairs chosen from all 15+10 = 25 students.


The numerator is   =  = 15*7 = 105.


The denominator is   =  = 25*12 = 300.


The ratio, i.e. the probability under the problem's question, is  P =  =  =  = 0.35 = 35%.     ANSWER

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