Answer to Question #265349 in Statistics and Probability for suzy

Question

A telecommunications company has four satellites, two of which are sending a weak signal. If two are picked at random without replacement, find the probability that both are sending a weak signal. Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.

Answer 1

$P=\frac{2}{4}*\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{6}.$