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document.write( "The organizer of a KCC event must select 4 faculty to participate in the event. The participants will be selected from a list of 24 faculty. If the participants are selected randomly, what is the probability that the 4 faculty are all 4 of the mathematics math faculty? (assume that there are 24 total faculty of which exactly 4 of which are mathematics faculty) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #467643 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The organizer of a KCC event must select 4 faculty to participate in the event. The participants will be selected from a list of 24 faculty. If the participants are selected randomly, what is the probability that the 4 faculty are all 4 of the mathematics math faculty? (assume that there are 24 total faculty of which exactly 4 of which are mathematics faculty) \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "# of ways to succeed:: 4C4 = 1 \n" ); document.write( "# of possible groups of 4 = 24C4 = 10626 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "P(choose 4 math) = 1/10626 \n" ); document.write( "=============================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================= \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |