document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314281>Question 314281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 5 women and 7 men who are reporters for a magazine. There are 6 articles that need to be written. If 6 reporters are chosen at random to write the articles, what is the probability that 3 are men and 3 are women?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to select 3 men: 7C3 = <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to select 3 women: 5C3 = <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to choose 6 randomly: 12C6 = 924<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 men and 3 women) = [35*10]/924 = 0.3788<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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