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HELP!!!!!!! If there are 8 females and 7 males, and ten people are chosen, what are the possibilities that 5 males and 5 females are chosen?

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Unlikely. Like 35% chance that would happen
User Jdcaballerov
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well 8+7=15 so 10/15= 0.66 in all but for the individual genders 5/8= 0.625 and 5/7 =0.71
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