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Suppose you are going to form a committee of students and faculty. You have 12 total...

Suppose you are going to form a committee of students and faculty. You have 12 total students and 18 total faculty to pick from. You want to have 8 total people on the committee.

What is the probability that you select 2 students and 6 faculty? Enter your answer rounded to two decimals.

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