Asked by Void<3

There are 50 books on a shelf. They include 15 mystery novels, 12 works of historical fiction, 8 romance novels, and 15 nonfiction books. If Federica randomly selects 2 books from the shelf, what is the probability of selecting a historical fiction book on the first selection and selecting romance on the second selection? Assume the books are taken without replacement.(1 point)
Responses

1250⋅849
Start Fraction 12 over 50 End Fraction times Start Fraction 8 over 49 End Fraction

1250⋅850
Start Fraction 12 over 50 End Fraction times Start Fraction 8 over 50 End Fraction

850
Start Fraction 8 over 50 End Fraction

1250
Start Fraction 12 over 50 End Fraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct choice: Start Fraction 12 over 50 End Fraction times Start Fraction 8 over 49 End Fraction.

Probability = (12/50)*(8/49) = 96/2450 = 48/1225 ≈ 0.03918.