Mrs. Hiatt puts the names of all 15 of her second period students on popsicle sticks and places them in a jar. When she wants to call on someone, she chooses a popsicle stick. She always replaces the popsicle stick before she draws another name. If Mrs. Hiatt chooses two students while checking homework, what is the probability that James will be called on at least once?

Mrs. Hiatt puts the names of all 15 of her second period students on popsicle sticks and places them in a jar. When she wants to call on someone, she chooses a popsicle stick. She always replaces the popsicle stick before she draws another name. If Mrs. Hiatt chooses two students while checking homework, what is the probability that James will be called on at least once?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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