SOLUTION: Of the 57 people who answered "yes" to a question, 8 were male. Of the 61 people that answered "no" to the question, 5 were male. What is the probability of selecting two different

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Question 1082471: Of the 57 people who answered "yes" to a question, 8 were male. Of the 61 people that answered "no" to the question, 5 were male. What is the probability of selecting two different people who both are male and answered "yes"?
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Of the 57 people who answered "yes" to a question, 8 were male. Of the 61 people that answered "no" to the question, 5 were male. What is the probability of selecting two different people who both are male and answered "yes"?
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Gender::------ male ----------- female ------Total
yes:::::------ 8 ----------- 49 ---------57
no::::::------ 5 ----------- 55 ---------61
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Ans: P(male AND yes) = 8/118
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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