Question 543763: A political discussion group consists of 5 Democrats, 6 Republicans, and 4 Independents. Suppose that 2 group members are selected randomly, in succession, to attend a political convention. Find the probability of selecting: No Independents.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A political discussion group consists of 5 Democrats, 6 Republicans, and 4 Independents. Suppose that 2 group members are selected randomly, in succession, to attend a political convention. Find the probability of selecting: No Independents.
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# of ways to succeed: 11C2
# of random pairs: 15C2
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P(no independents) = 11C2/15C2 = 0.5238
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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