Find probability that two candidates chosen will be same sex

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Question: The COMPACT computer company has 4 applicants, all equally qualified, of whom 2 are male and 2 females. The company has to choose 2 candidates, and it does not discriminate on the basis of sex. If it chooses the two candidates at random, what is the probability that the two candidates chosen will be the same sex? A student answered this question as follows: There are three possible outcomes: 2 females, 2 male, and 1 female and 1 male. The number of favorable outcomes is two. Hence the probability is i. Is this correct?

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