document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466219>Question 466219</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From a small class of 24 students with 8 men and 16 women, if a random sample of 5 students is drawn without replacement, what is the probability of getting exactly 3 men? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to select 3 men: 8C3*16C2 = 6720<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to select 5 from 24: 24C5 = 42504<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(3 men and 2 women) = 6720/42504 = 0.1581<BR>\n" );
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