A small class has
10

students,
5

of whom are girls and
5

of whom are boys. The teacher is going to choose two of the students at random. What is the probability that the first student chosen will be a girl and the second will be a boy? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.  

Respuesta :

there are 4 possibilities

BB
GG
BG
GB

hence the answer is 1/4
The probability of girls chosen first is 5/10=1/2.
Then the probability of boys chosen after is 5/9. So the probability of both event is 1/2 × 5/9 =5/18.