The names of six boys and nine girls from your class are put into a hat. What is the probability that the first two names chosen will be a boy followed by a girl?
1 Answer
Feb 16, 2016
Explanation:
There are a total of
The probability that the first name chosen will be a boy's is
Then there remain
So the probability of a boy's name followed by a girl's name is:
#2/5 * 9/14 = 18/70 = 9/35#
