radomes.openskiesproject.org
alr7ommemusanci
alr7ommemusanci alr7ommemusanci
  • 04-01-2016
  • Mathematics
Answered

A fish tank contains 18 goldfish and 22 guppies. If you randomly select 2 fish, what is the probability that they are both goldfish?

A.1/20

B.51/260

C.1/22

D.1/36

Verified Answer :

W0lf93
W0lf93 W0lf93
  • 13-05-2017

The total number of fish available in the tank is (18 + 22) = 40. We want to randomly select 2 fish and come up with 2 goldfish. The probability for 1 goldfish to be taken out would be 18/40.

Now, after drawing the first fish, the probability to get another goldfish would be 17/39. And the probability to draw 2 goldfish would be the product of both probabilities.

P = (18/40)(17/39) = 51/260

Thus, the answer is B.

Answer Link
hyeonung723 hyeonung723
  • 19-08-2018

51/260~~~~~~~~ APEX

Answer Link

Related Questions

Christy bought an 8 foot piece of lumber to trim a bookshelf Altogether she needs 100 inches of lumber for the trim Did Christy buy enough lumber Explain
Complete the following calculations Round off the answers to the correct number of significant figures 16m 282m 005m
estimate and then find the product of 1252
What happens when a filter is applied to a database
How many people have been killed by rubella Also when was the most recent reported rubella case It can be rubella or german measles it doesnt matter
On what continent did early humans first exist
what is the difference when 2x3x5 is subtracted from 6x3x24x8
Surface tension causes water to spread out is the ability of water to dissolve a substance creates a thin elastic layer of hydrogen atoms is caused by cohesion
what is the degree to which atoms of matter vibrate
can you use the definitions to answer 1-18 ​