At a local college, 81 of the male students are smokers and 729 are non-smokers. Of the female students, 350 are smokers and 350 are non-smokers. A male student and a female student from the college are randomly selected for a survey. What is the probability that both are smokers? do not round your answer

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If the events are independent, the probability of both/all events occurring is determined by multiplying the probabilities of the individual events.

81/(729+81) * 350/(350+350) = ?