Question

another club has 20 members. 12 boys and 8 girls. two of the members are chosen at random. what is the probability that a girl and boy are chosen

Answer 1

`(6)/(25)`

Explanation:

P(girl)

= 8/20

= 2/5

P(boy)

= 12/20

= 3/5

So P(girl and boy)

=
`(2)/(5)*(3)/(5)`

=
`(6)/(25)`