document.write( "Question 1162074: If there are 8 women and 4 men in a room and they put their names in a hat and then 3 names are selected at random, what is the probability of getting two men and one woman? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The probability is  P =      (*).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The denominator  of the formula   is the number of all possible triples to form of 12 = 8 + 4 persons.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is equal to   =  = 220.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The numerator of the formula  (*)  is the number to form the triples, formed of 1 woman and 2 men.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the answer is  P =  =  = .\r\n" );
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