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Question 580870: If two people are randomly selected (with replacement) from a class containing 16 psychology students and 13 nursing students, what is the probability of selecting in order: 2 psychology students?
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If two people are randomly selected (with replacement) from a class containing 16 psychology students and 13 nursing students, what is the probability of selecting in order: 2 psychology students?
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"With replacement" makes the events independent.
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P(psyc AND psyc) = (16/29)^2 = 0.3044
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Stan H.