document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156252>Question 1156252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a large crowd, there are three times as many men as women. Three people are choosen at random. Assuming that there are so many people that choosing three has a negligible effect on the proportion of men to women, find the probability that they are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. all men b.2woman and 1man.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Assist in explaining this \"Assuming that there are so many people that choosing three has a negligible effect on the proportion of men to women\", please.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #778979 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=778979\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> all men=(1/8), or 1/2 ^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 women and 1 man. Three ways to happen, each with probability of 1/8 and probability is 3/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the population is large enough, choosing a man will not make a difference on the second choice, where there is one less man.  The population can be considered so large that removing 1 does not change the distribution significantly. </SPAN>\n" );
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