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On Robert’s shelf are 6 mystery books, 2 science fiction books, 3 adventure books, & 4 history books. Robert will randomly choose 1 book to read, not put it back and then grab another book to read. What is the probability that he chooses an adventure book and then a history book?

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Answer:

2/35

Explanation:

total of 15 books

P(Adv,Hist) = 3/15 · 4/14 = 1/5 · 2/7 = 2/35

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