document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295620>Question 295620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four girls and eight boys want to be president or vice president of the Student Council. To be fair, a teacher puts their names in a hat and selects two. Find each probability.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Find the probability that two boys are elected.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Find the probability that two girls are elected.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. find the probability that the president is a boy and the vice president is a girl.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. Find the probability that the president is a girl nad the vice president is a boy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My son answered all the questions as 1/6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please explain your answers, so I can explain it to my son. Thank you for your time. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #213037 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><B>palanisamy(496)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=213037\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four girls and eight boys want to be president or vice president of the Student Council. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)  Out of 8 boys 2 can be selected in 8C2 = (8*7)/(1*2)=28 ways\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) Out of 4 girls 2 can be selected in 4C2 = (4*3)/(1*2)= 6 ways\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) Out of 8 boys 1 can be selected as president in 8C1 = 8 ways and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " out of 4 girls 1 can be selected as vice president in 4C1 = 4 ways.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total number of ways = 8*4 = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D) Out of 8 boys 1 can be selected as vice president in 8C1 = 8 ways and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " out of 4 girls 1 can be selected as president in 4C1 = 4 ways.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total number of ways = 4*8 = 32<BR>\n" );
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