Asked by Ed

Problem: Ms. Ashol has 20 boys and 16 girls in her mathematics class. If she chooses two students at random to work on the blackboard, what is the probability that both students chosen are girls?

What I did : I added the boys and girls 36

(16c2)/(36c16)
Answered by Damon
Yes 36
first girl
16/36
second girl
15/35
so
16/36 * 15/35
Answered by Ed
I’m confused why it was 15/36 for the second girl though wouldn’t it be 15/35
Answered by Damon
Yes, I said
first 16/36
second 15/35
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