To find the probability of selecting two carnations, we need to calculate the total number of ways to select 2 flowers out of the total flowers and the number of ways to select 2 carnations out of the total carnations.
Total number of flowers = 5 begonias + 6 carnations + 7 tulips = 18 flowers
Total number of ways to select 2 flowers out of 18 = 18C2 = (18*17)/(2*1) = 153
Number of ways to select 2 carnations out of 6 = 6C2 = (6*5)/(2*1) = 15
Therefore, the probability of selecting two carnations = Number of ways to select 2 carnations / Total number of ways to select 2 flowers = 15/153 = 5/51
So, the probability of selecting two carnations is 5/51.
A big flower vase has five begonias six carnations and seven tulips two flowers are randomly selected without replacement what is the probability of selecting two carnations Express the answer in the simplest form of fraction
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