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The lesson is 'never try'

by sanju09 » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:42 am
There are 9 people in the room. There are two pairs of siblings within that group. If we choose two people, what is the probability that they will not be siblings?

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by billzhao » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:51 am
The probability ofchoosing the first sibling is 4/9 and the probability of choosing the second sibling is 1/8.

So the probability of choosing a sibling pair is 4/9*1/8=1/18

So the probability of not choosing a sibling pair is 1-1/18=17/18

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