document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129405>Question 1129405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company has 12 male and 8 female employees. They need to pick 4 for a hiring<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How many hiring committees can be formed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Find the probability that the committee has only males.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Find the probability that the committee has at least one female.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. Find the probability that the committee has 2 males and 2 females </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How many hiring committees can be formed. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Find the probability that the committee has only males. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Find the probability that the committee has at least one female. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's 1 minus the probability that there are no females, which is\r\n" );
document.write( "the probability that the committee has only males, which is part b,\r\n" );
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document.write( "d. Find the probability that the committee has 2 males and 2 females<BR>\n" );
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