document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=438040>Question 438040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A physical education class has 12 boys and 18 girls. Each day, the teacher randomly selects a team captain. Assume that no student is absent. What is the probability that the team captain is a girl two days in a row? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(pick a girl) = 18/30 = 3/5 = 0.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(pick a girl 2 days in a row) = (0.6)^2 = 0.36<BR>\n" );
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