SOLUTION: A committee is being formed from 12 republicans and 15 democrats. If a​ four-person committee is selected at​ random, what is the probability that the committee will be
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Question 1109755: A committee is being formed from 12 republicans and 15 democrats. If a four-person committee is selected at random, what is the probability that the committee will be all democrats?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of choosing 4 democrats in a row would be:
15/27 x 14/26 x 13/25 x 12/24, or 0.078
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