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Question 573829: A committee of two people is being selected from three women and two men by choosing a name out of a hat one at a time. Determine the probability of a man being chosen given that the first name chosen is a female using the conditional probability formula.
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A committee of two people is being selected from three women and two men by choosing a name out of a hat one at a time. Determine the probability of a man being chosen given that the first name chosen is a female using the conditional probability formula.
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A committee of two people is being selected from three women and two men by choosing a name out of a hat one at a time. Determine the probability of a man being chosen given that the first name chosen is a female using the conditional probability formula.
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P(male | female) = (3/5)(2/4) = 3/10
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Stan H.
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