• Choice A

    The number of ways the 2 chosen students are from Grade 10, North \(= {}_{47} C_{2}=\frac{47!}{2!}\)

    The number of ways the 2 chosen students are from Grade 10, South = \({}_{93} C_{2}=\frac{93!}{2!}\)

    The number of ways the 2 chosen students are from Grade 11, North = \({}_{73} C_{2}=\frac{73!}{2!}\)

    The number of ways the 2 chosen students are from Grade 11, South = \({}_{57} C_{2}=\frac{57!}{2!}\)

    The total number of ways 2 students are chosen = \({}_{270} C_{2}=\frac{270!}{2!}\)

    $$\therefore P(same\ grade\ and\ same\ school) \approx \frac{\frac{47!}{2!}+\frac{93!}{2!}+\frac{73!}{2!}+\frac{57!}{2!}}{\frac{270!}{2!}}$$

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