SOLUTION: The names of 9 males and 26 females are placed into a jar for a prize drawing. Two names are drawn from the jar without replacement. What is the probability of a male name being dr

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Question 637427: The names of 9 males and 26 females are placed into a jar for a prize drawing. Two names are drawn from the jar without replacement. What is the probability of a male name being drawn on the first draw and a female name being drawn on the second draw?
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Hi,
35 names: 9 males and 26 females are placed into a jar for a prize drawing.
Two names are drawn from the jar without replacement
P(male 1st and female 2nd) = %289%2F35%29%2826%2F34%29