A Sorority Has 36 Members, 28 of Whom Are Full

question 60

Essay

A sorority has 36 members, 28 of whom are full members and 8 are pledges. Two persons are selected at random from the membership list of the sorority. Find the probability: the second person selected is a pledge.

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