In a particicular second hand store, 9 of the 42 cell phones sold will have some sort of a defect. If you randomly select two cell phones to purchase, what is the probability that BOTH of them have a defect? NOTE: this is a case of WITHOUT REPLACEMENT, since once you select one, that can't be chosen again for your second pick.

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In a particicular second hand store, 9 of the 42 cell phones sold will have some sort of a defect. If you randomly select two cell phones to purchase, what is the probability that BOTH of them have a defect?

NOTE: this is a case of WITHOUT REPLACEMENT, since once you select one, that can't be chosen again for your second pick.

(Give answer as a decimal correct to four decimal places.)
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Given that 9 of the 42 cell phones sold will have some sort of a defect.

Here, two cell phones are selected without replacement.

 

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