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In the book The Hunger Games, 24 contestants compete for the title of Hunger Games Champion. The contestants are from age 12 to age 18. In their country of Panem there are 12 districts. One boy and one girl from each district are chosen to attend the Hunger Games. They are called tributes.

Find the following probabilities:
1. P(boy) (what is the probability you will choose a boy)
2. P(a person from district 12)
3. P(a girl from district 11)
4. P(a person not from district 2)
5. P(either a boy or a girl)
6. P(a person from district 13)
7. P(a person from a prime numbered district)
8. P(a boy from a composite numbered district)
9. P(a girl from district 4, 5, or 6)
10. P(a person from a district that is a multiple of 3)

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Answer P%3D%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cbinom%7B4%7D%7B1%7D%5Cbinom%7B6%7D%7B2%7D%7D%7B%5Cbinom%7B6%2B4%7D%7B3%7D%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B4%2A%286%2A5%2F2%29%7D%7B10%2A9%2A8%2F%283%2A2%29%7D%3D1%2F2

Explanation:

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