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A store has 5 travel guide books and 9 fiction books on the shelves. If two...

A store has 5 travel guide books and 9 fiction books on the shelves. If two customers bought a book, find the probability that one of each book was bought.

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Probability = (5C1 * 9C1)/14C2

                = (5 * 9)/91

                = 0.4945

                                                                           

                     

                                                  

                                   

                                 

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