SOLUTION: two hundred people apply for three jobs. eighty applicants are women. what is the probability that all of them are women?
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Question 802922: two hundred people apply for three jobs. eighty applicants are women. what is the probability that all of them are women?
I am curious if I am on the right track this is what I got for my answer
80C1*120C2/200C3
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two hundred people apply for three jobs. eighty applicants are women. what is the probability that all of them are women?
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# of ways to succeed:: 80C3
# of possible outcomes: 200C3
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P(3 women chosen) = 80C3/200C3 = 0.0626
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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