A flashlight has 8 batteries out of which 3 are dead. If two batteries selected without replacement and tested, then probability that both are dead is

Options

A. `33/56`
B. `9/64`
C. `1/14`
D. `3/28`

Explanation

To find the probability that both selected batteries are dead, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Determine the total number of batteries and the number of dead batteries.
- Total batteries = 8
- Dead batteries = 3

### Step 2: Calculate the probability of selecting the first dead battery.
- The probability of selecting a dead battery first is given by the ratio of dead batteries to total batteries:
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