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in a quiz progam, 3 questions on sport, 3 question on General Knowlegde, and 4 questions on science are print sepraretly pn 10 cards and place upside down. John is asked to select 2 cards at random. What is the probabitly of john selecting 2 question on science

User Sonstone
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Answer:2/15

Explanation:

User Shivani Katukota
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Answer:
(2)/(15)

Explanation:

Given : Number of questions on sport = 3

Number of questions on General Knowledge = 3

Number of questions on science = 4

Each question printed on separate card , Total cards = 10

Number of ways to select any 2 card out of 10 =
C(10,2)=(10!)/(2!(10-2)!)=(10*9*8!)/(2*8!)=45Total outcomes

Number of ways to select any 2 card out of 4 =
C(4,2)=(4!)/(2!(4-2)!)=(4*3*2!)/(2*2!)=6 Favorable outcomes

Now , the probability of John selecting 2 question on science =
\frac{\text{Favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total outcomes}}


=(6)/(45)=(2)/(15)

Hence, the required probability is
(2)/(15) .

User Sergiu Molnar
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