Question 1193586
**1. Probability of a male student with favorite flavor chocolate or a female student with favorite flavor cookies and cream:**

* **Find the probability of each event:**
    * Probability of a male student with favorite flavor chocolate: 8 males / 40 total students = 2/10 = 1/5
    * Probability of a female student with favorite flavor cookies and cream: 10 females / 40 total students = 1/4

* **Since these events are mutually exclusive (a student cannot be both male and female), we add the probabilities:**
    * 1/5 + 1/4 = 4/20 + 5/20 = 9/20

* **Therefore, the probability is 9/20.**

**2. Probability of choosing a male student with favorite flavor cookies and cream then a female student with favorite flavor chocolate:**

* **Probability of choosing a male student with favorite flavor cookies and cream:** 10 males / 40 total students = 1/4

* **After the first selection, there are 39 students remaining.**

* **Probability of choosing a female student with favorite flavor chocolate (after the first selection):** 12 females / 39 remaining students = 4/13

* **To find the probability of both events happening, multiply the probabilities:**
    * 1/4 * 4/13 = 1/13

* **Therefore, the probability is 1/13.**