SOLUTION: Five women live together in an apartment. Two have blue eyes. If two of the women are chosen at random, what is the probability that they both have blue eyes?

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Question 209462: Five women live together in an apartment. Two have blue eyes. If two of the women are chosen at random, what is the probability that they both have blue eyes?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Five women live together in an apartment. Two have blue eyes. If two of the women are chosen at random, what is the probability that they both have blue eyes?
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# of ways to pick two with blue eyes: 2C2 = 1
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# of ways to pick any two from the five: 5C2 = 10
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P(pick two with blue eyes) = 1/10
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