SOLUTION: A jar contains 13 orange candies and 5 cherry candies. If you pick two at random, what is the probability that you will pick two of those orange candies that you prefer? (Give

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Question 1042726: A jar contains 13 orange candies and 5 cherry candies.
If you pick two at random, what is the probability that
you will pick two of those orange candies that you prefer?
(Give your answer as a fraction.)

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
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A jar contains 13 orange candies and 5 cherry candies.
If you pick two at random, what is the probability that
you will pick two of those orange candies that you prefer?
(Give your answer as a fraction.)

That's 

"13 orange candies Choose 2", or 13C2 ways 

out of 

"18 possible candies Choose 2", or 18C2 ways.

So we have:

%2813C2%29%2F%2818C2%29%22%22=%22%2278%2F153%22%22=%22%2226%2F51

Edwin