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harmony places the letters of December into a bag. a letter will be randomly selected and not replaced. then the other letter will be selected. what is the probability of harmony selecting a C and then E?

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Answer:

1/56

Total letters are 8

probability of first selecting c is 1/8 and since it's not replaced, probability of selecting e is 1/7

Total probability= 1/8*1/7=1/56

Therefore, total probability is 1/56

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