SOLUTION: You have 8 dogs and 5 cats,what is the probability of getting 2 dogs and 2 cats.

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Question 439326: You have 8 dogs and 5 cats,what is the probability of getting 2 dogs and 2 cats.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have 8 dogs and 5 cats,what is the probability of getting 2 dogs and 2 cats.
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# of ways to pick 2 dogs: 8C2 = 28
# of ways to pick 2 cats: 5C2 = 10
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# of pairings of 2 dogs and 2 cats: 28*10 = 280
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# of ways to pick 4 from the 13 animals = 13C4 = 715
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P(selecting 2dogs and 2cats) = 280/715 = 0.3916
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Stan H.