Problema Solution
According to a certain book, men have a 15.399% chance of dying at age 90. A group of 90-year old men meet monthly to discuss philosophy and politics. They are discussing the possibility of some of their group dying this year. If 2 men are chosen at random from the group, what is the probability that both of the 2 men will die this year?
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probability of both dying = .15399 * .15399
= 0.02371