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 275131: 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 edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Combination=nCr=n!/((n-r)!r!)
n things taken r at a time
2C2/5C2
=1/10 probability that they both have blue eyes
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Ed