SOLUTION: consider a political discussion group consisting of 5 democrats, 10 republicans, and 4 independents. suppose that two group members are randomly selected, in succession, to attend

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Question 432265: consider a political discussion group consisting of 5 democrats, 10 republicans, and 4 independents. suppose that two group members are randomly selected, in succession, to attend a political convention. find the probability of selecting two democrats.
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no. of ways to select 2 democrats = 5C2 = 10
no. of ways to select 2 out of 19 = 19C2 = 171

probability = 10/171