SOLUTION: There are 8 people fishing at Lake Connor: 4 have fishing licenses, and 4 do not. An inspector chooses two of the people at random. What is the probability that the first person ch

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Question 1209887: There are 8 people fishing at Lake Connor: 4 have fishing licenses, and 4 do not. An inspector chooses two of the people at random. What is the probability that the first person chosen does not have a license and the second one does? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Answer by ikleyn(52908) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability that first person does not have a license is  4%2F8%29 = 1%2F2.


The probability that second person has a license is 4%2F7.


The probability that the pair is as described is the product  


    P = %284%2F8%29%2A%284%2F7%29 = %281%2F2%29%2A%284%2F7%29 = 2%2F7.    ANSWER

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