SOLUTION: A class consisting of 8 men and 7 women we're 2 selected randomly to represent the class in a dabate find the probability that the 2 selected are (I) both men (ii) both woman (iii

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Question 1201898: A class consisting of 8 men and 7 women we're 2 selected randomly to represent the class in a dabate find the probability that the 2 selected are (I) both men (ii) both woman (iii) of the same Sex (iv) of the different Sex.
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A class consisting of 8 men and 7 women we're 2 selected randomly to represent the class in a dabate
find the probability that the 2 selected are
(a) both men
(b) both woman
(c) of the same Sex
(d) of the different Sex.
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Total people is  8+7 = 15.


(a)  both men        P(both men)   =  =  = .


(b)  both women      P(both women) =  =  = .


(c)  of the same sex P(both men)  +  P(both women) =  +  = .


(d)  of the different sex: the complement to the value of (c)  1 -  = .

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