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A band leader randomly selects 2 students out of 80 band members. If you and your brother are both band members. What is the probability that you are both selected? A: 1/3160 B: 1/20 C: 1/6320 D: 1/1600
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A band leader randomly selects 2 students out of 80 band members. If you and your brother are both band members. What is the probability that you are both selected?

A: 1/3160 B: 1/20 C: 1/6320 D: 1/1600

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The probability of choosing one of us is 2 / 80 .

If that happens, then the probability of choosing
the other one is 1 / 79 .

The probability of both things happening is

(2/80) x (1/79) = 1/3160 = 0.0003165... = 0.032... percent

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