Help hard word problem!!!!

Students at Smith Middle School submitted their votes to name the school's snake mascot. The results from one of the ballot boxes are shown in the table.

name the mascot

name votes
SSSneaky 12
SSSteve 10
SSSammy 6
SSStanley 9
SSStriker 3

If two ballots are chosen randomly one at a time from the ballot box, without replacing the first one, what is the probability that both ballots are votes for SSStanley? i think its either A or B but im not sure help!!

A. 3/65

b. 81/1,600

c. 9/200

d. 27/520

Question

Help hard word problem!!!!



Students at Smith Middle School submitted their votes to name the school's snake mascot. The results from one of the ballot boxes are shown in the table.



name the mascot

 name          votes
SSSneaky	12
SSSteve	        10
SSSammy	        6
SSStanley	9
SSStriker	3




If two ballots are chosen randomly one at a time from the ballot box, without replacing the first one, what is the probability that both ballots are votes for SSStanley? i think its either A or B but im not sure help!!


A. 3/65

b. 81/1,600

c. 9/200

d. 27/520

anonymous · Answer

no A or D*

phi · Answer

There are 40 ballots.  the first draw you have 9/40 change of getting Stan.
On the second draw you have a chance of 8/39
multiply together to get A

anonymous · Answer

I Thought so but i wasn't sure thanks