Two students are selected at random from a class of 15 boys and 10 girls. Find the probability that

Two students are selected at random from a class of 15 boys and 10 girls. Find the probability that
a) they are both boys
b) one is a boy and the other is a girl

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 9, 2019 at 08:08

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