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Question 729593: Given eight students four of which are females if two students are selected at random without replacement what is the probability that both students are females
Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, ikleyn:
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Given eight students four of which are females if two students are selected at random without replacement
what is the probability that both students are females
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The probability for the first selected student to be a female is  4/8.

Then the probability for the second selected student to be a female is  3/7.


The combined probability for two selected students (without replacement) to be females
is

    %284%2F8%29%2A%283%2F7%29 = 12%2F56 = 3%2F14.    ANSWER

Solved.

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The answer '2/8' in the post by @lynnlo is incorrect,
so ignore his post.