Question

We have 10 girls and 15 boys in our MATH 146 class. We have to select

two students randomly for a presentation at the 2023 math student research conference. What is the probability that both students chosen are boys?

Answer 1

7/20

The probability of selecting a boy from the class is 15/25, or 3/5, since there are 15 boys in a class of 25 students.

When selecting two students randomly without replacement, the probability of selecting a boy on the first draw is 15/25, and the probability of selecting another boy on the second draw (assuming the first student selected was a boy) is 14/24, since there will be 14 boys left out of 24 students remaining.

So the probability of selecting two boys in a row is:

(15/25) * (14/24) = 7/20

Therefore, the probability that both students chosen for the presentation are boys is 7/20, or approximately 0.35.