In a class of 7, there are 2 students who are martial arts masters. If the teacher chooses 2 students, what is the probability that both of them are martial arts masters?

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As we are given in the problem

Total number of students=7

Number of martial arts master=2

Teacher chooses 2 students randomly.

Two Students can be chosen in 7C2 ways

[tex] 7_C_{_2} \ ways=\frac{7!}{2!5!}=\frac{6*7}{2}=21 [/tex]

and two martial arts masters out of 2 can be chosen in [tex] 1 \ ways\\ [/tex]

Then the probability that both of them are martial arts masters can be given by

[tex] P(E)=\frac{n(E)}{n(S)}\\
\\
n(E)=1, n(s)=21\\
\\
P(E)=\frac{1}{21}\\ [/tex]

In a class of 7, 2 students are martial arts masters. The probability that both of them are martial arts masters would be 1/21.

What is the probability?

Probability refers to a possibility that deals with the occurrence of random events. The probability of all the events occurring need to be 1.

The formula of probability is defined as the ratio of a number of favorable outcomes to the total number of outcomes.

P(E) = Number of favorable outcomes / total number of outcomes

It is given that

Total number of students = 7

Number of martial arts masters = 2

Two Students can be chosen in [tex]7c_{2}[/tex] ways

[tex]7c_{2}[/tex] = 7! / 2! 5!

     = 21

Two martial arts masters out of 2 can be chosen in 1 way.

Then the probability that both of them are martial arts masters

P(E) = Number of favorable outcomes / total number of outcomes

       = 1/21

Thus, The probability that both of them are martial arts masters would be 1/21.

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