document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729338>Question 729338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a committee of 4 is chosen from 3 boys (Jason,Carol,Billy) and 4 girls (Wanda, Nancy, Jamine, Maria), what is the probability that Billy will be the only boy in the committee ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #445897 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=445897\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is only one way to choose billy and lock him into slot 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 4 C 3 = 4 ways to choose 3 girls (for the remaining three slots)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 1*4 = 4 ways to pick a committee with Billy as the only boy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 7 C 4 = 35 ways to pick a committee in all. So the probability to pick a committee with Billy as the only boy is <font color=\"red\">4/35</font> which in decimal form is <font color=\"red\">0.11428571428571</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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