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A physical education class has 12 boys and 18 girls. Each day, the teacher randomly

selects a team captain. Assume that no student is absent. What is the probability that
the team captain is a girl two days in a row?
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i think the answer is 36% or 9/25
User Dan Schien
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Answer: 36% or 9/25

Explanation:

P(pick a girl) = 18/30 = 3/5 = 0.6

P(pick a girl 2 days in a row) = (0.6)^2 = 0.36

User Hwang
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