document.write( "Question 827397: 5 out of 8 cats are white. What is the probability that the first 2 cats adopted will be white? \n" ); document.write( "
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5 out of 8 cats are white. What is the probability that the first 2 cats adopted will be white?
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\n" ); document.write( "# of pairs of white:: 5C2 = 10
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\n" ); document.write( "# of random pairs:: 8C2 = 28
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\n" ); document.write( "P(2 white) = 10/28 = 5/14
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