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There are 6 girls and 7 boys in a class. A team of 10 players is to be selected from the class. If the selection is random, what is the probability of selecting a team of 4 girls and 6 boys?

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For the selection to be 10, there has to be at least 3 girls. So there's a 1/4 chance of 3 girls picked, 1/4 4 girls, 1/4 5 girls and 1/4 6 girls. Because the sum of people has to be 10, if 4 girls are picked, to make 10 people there is a 1/1 chance of 6 boys. 1/4 * 1/1 = 1/4. So 1/4 chance of 4 girls and 6 boys