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Five students will be randomly selected from the seven top students in mathematics to represent their school in a regional competition. angela (a) and brian (b) are among the seven students, and they wish to determine the probability that they will both be chosen. using a, b, c, d, e, f, and g to denote the students, set up a sample space to determine this probability. what is the probability they will both be chosen? enter probability as a fraction.

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2/7 because there is a total of 7 people and they are 2 out of that 7
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