document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=669759>Question 669759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A kindergarten class has 14 girls and 8 boys. If two children are randomly selected from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the class, one at a time without replacement, what is the probability that one of each gender is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that one of each gender is selected?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of pairs of each gender: 14*8 = 112 pairs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total number pairs 22C2 = (22*21)/(1*2) = 231<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(pick a pair with both genders) = 112/231 = 0.4848<BR>\n" );
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