Consider a Political Discussion Group Consisting of 6 Democrats, 3 $\frac { 7 } { 40 }$

question 221

Multiple Choice

Consider a political discussion group consisting of 6 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 7 Independents. Supposethat two group members are randomly selected, in succession, to attend a political convention. Find theprobability of selecting an Independent and then a Democrat.

• A) \(\frac { 7 } { 40 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 21 } { 128 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 40 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 7 } { 240 }\)

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