document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=652883>Question 652883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If two different students are randomly selected from a class of 12 boys and 8 girls, what is the probability that both students are girls. (express your answer as a common fraction.) show all work </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 8C2 = (8*7)/(1*2) = 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of possible outcomes: 20C2 = (20*19)/(1*2) = 190<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(2 girls) = 28/190 = 0.1474<BR>\n" );
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