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There are 10 students in a class: 6 boys and 4 girls. If the teacher picks a group of 4 at random, what is the probability that everyone in the group is a boy?

 May 20, 2014

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Probability that nbr1 is a boy is p1 = 6/10.

Probability that nbr2 is a boy, given 5 boys left is 5/9

Probability that nbr3 is a boy given 4 boys left is 4/8

Probability that nbr 4 is a boy given 3 boys left is 3/7

Overallprobability=6×5×4×3(10×9×8×7)Overallprobability=0.0714285714285714

Approximately 0.071 or 7.1% 

 May 20, 2014
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Probability that nbr1 is a boy is p1 = 6/10.

Probability that nbr2 is a boy, given 5 boys left is 5/9

Probability that nbr3 is a boy given 4 boys left is 4/8

Probability that nbr 4 is a boy given 3 boys left is 3/7

Overallprobability=6×5×4×3(10×9×8×7)Overallprobability=0.0714285714285714

Approximately 0.071 or 7.1% 

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