Question

QUESTION 8 OF 10

Consider a political discussion group consisting of 6 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 6 Independents. Suppose that two group members are randomly selected, in succession, to attend a political convention. Find the probability of selecting two Independents. Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

6/21 x 5/20
On the first choice, 6 of the 21 people are independents, so the prob of getting an Indep on the first pick is 6/21
On the 2nd choice, there are now only 20 people remaining to choose from, and 5 of them are independents...so the prob of getting an Indep on the 2nd pick after picking an Indep on the first pick is 5/20

Answer 2

So 1/14? is the answer?

Answer 3

yes.