document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175707>Question 1175707</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two men (Jim and Bob) and three women (Ann,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Beth, and Carol) are on a committee. Two of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "five are to be chosen to serve as officers. What is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the probability that the first one is a man and followed by a woman? Assume no replacement? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #801374 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=801374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem formulation is &nbsp;INCORRECT, &nbsp;INCONSISTENT &nbsp;and &nbsp;CONFUSING.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As the question is printed, &nbsp;&nbsp;\"What is the probability that the first one is a man and followed by a woman?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But in this problem &nbsp;NO &nbsp;ONE &nbsp;is the &nbsp;\"first\", &nbsp;and equally, &nbsp;no one is the &nbsp;\"second\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A correct question should be &nbsp;\"What is the probability that one of the two selected persons is a man and the other is a woman?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this forum, &nbsp;I regularly see &nbsp;(every day several times) &nbsp;incorrectly formulated problems and questions.\r<BR>\n" );
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