Lennox must make two dentist appointments in November. He writes the numbers from 1 to 30 on papers to represent the days that he could go to the dentist, puts them in a bag, and pulls two papers at random from the bag without replacement. What is the probability that both appointments will be within the first five days of November?​

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Lennox marks 30 papers to represent the dates

He has to choose two papers marked 1 to 5 to get the appointment within the first five days of November

This can be done in ways

The total no of ways is

Probability is

for ex: the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3. it is the opposite.

reciprocal definition:

a mathematical expression or function so related to another that their product is one; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity.