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From a group of ten people, four are to be chosen to serve on a committee.

among the ten people, there is one married couple. find the probability that both the husband and the wife will be chosen.

(the correct answer is 2/15)
 
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total ways=10C4 that is 210
no.of ways wen husb wife are together that is 1*8C2=28
Probability of husb and wife together=28/210 that is 2/15
 
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