SOLUTION: A hat contains 20 names, 9 of which are female. If eight names are randomly drawn from the hat, what is the probablility that at least six male names are drawn?

Question 310501: A hat contains 20 names, 9 of which are female. If eight names are randomly drawn from the hat, what is the probablility that at least six male names are drawn?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A hat contains 20 names, 9 of which are female; 11 of which are male.
If eight names are randomly drawn from the hat, what is the probability that at least six male names are drawn?
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P(x>=6) = P(x=6) + P(x=7) + P(x=8)
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(11C6 + 11C7 +11C8)/20C8
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= 957/125970
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= 0.0076
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Stan H.
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