SOLUTION: In a case of 49 students, 12 are math majors. The teacher selects two students at random from this class. The probability (to three decimal places) that both of them are math major

Question 851984: In a case of 49 students, 12 are math majors. The teacher selects two students at random from this class. The probability (to three decimal places) that both of them are math majors is:
0.067
0.560
0.056
0.065
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When cn\hoosing a student among the all the students to choose from, the probability that any particular student is chosen is the same.
There is a probability that the first choice is a math major.
For the second choice there are math majors left among the students left to choose from, so the probability that the second choice is also a math major is
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The probability (to three decimal places) that both of them are math majors is

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