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You choose two different movies on a list at random. Out of 7 movies on the list, 3 are action movies. The first movie you choose is an action movie. What is the probability that the second movie is also an action movie? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

User Eric Fong
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2/7 (two out of seven)
User Jeff Schumacher
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Answer:

2/6 or 1/3

Explanation:

you have 7 movies you take 1 out of 3 action movies you have 2 left so that leaves you with 2/6 that then you can simplify to 1/3

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