Forty ladies and fifty gentlemen are present at a party. There are 30 couples among them. If a lady and a gentleman is selected at random, what is the probability that they will be a couple?  Choose the correct choice.
A) 3/200 B) 1/100 C) 1/50 D) 1/40 E) 1/20
In how many ways we can select a woman and a man from 40 women and 50 men? In 40*50 = 2,000 ways.   We have a total of 30 couples so, the probability of selecting a couple is 30/2,000 = 3/200.   3/200ns- 3/200
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Forty ladies and fifty gentlemen are present at a party. There are 30 couples among them. If a lady and a gentleman is selected at random, what is the probability that they will be a couple?