document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=448320>Question 448320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tom has 4 male kittens and 7 female kittens. He wants to give two of them to his friend. What is the probability that both will be male? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(Both Male) = P(Male)*P(Male)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(Both Male) = (4/11)*(3/10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(Both Male) = 12/110\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(Both Male) = 6/55\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notes: there are 4+7 = 11 kittens total. Because the kittens are NOT being replaced, this means that this total will go down with each kitten being given away. So on the first giveaway, there are 4 males (out of 11 total) and on the second giveaway there are 3 (4-1 = 3) males out of 10 (11-1 = 10).  </SPAN>\n" );
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