document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026499>Question 1026499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From a committee of 3 girls and 6 boys, Twp are chosen at random to lead the committee. What is the probability that both people chosen will be boys? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #641726 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=641726\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So we have a total of 3+6 = 9 probabilities. We pick one, it's a boy. The chance of that is 6/9 (six in nine). Take out a boy and we have 5 boys left and a total of 3+5 = 8 girls & boys.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, now we have a chance of 5/8 of picking out a boy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/9*5/8 = 30/72 divide and you get 0.4167, now divide by 100 to get the percentage and you get 41.67% is your chance of picking two boys.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: percentage means per cent, from per centum meaning for every one hundred<BR>\n" );
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