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What is the probability that 1 female and 2 males are selected?

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In a class, there are 20 males and 15 females.
Three students are selected at random.
What is the probability that 1 female and 2 males are selected?

posted Feb 28, 2020 by Amarvansh

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(15C1)*(20C2) = 15×190 = 2850 combinations.
Total possible combinations = 35C3 = 6545
2850/6545 = 0.43545 = 43.545%.

answer Feb 28, 2020 by Tejas Naik



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