Boys and girls
There are eight boys and nine girls in the class. There were six children on the trip from this class. What is the probability that:
a) only boys went on the field trip
b) just 2 boys went on the field trip
a) only boys went on the field trip
b) just 2 boys went on the field trip
Correct answer:
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