document.write( "Question 1198005: Ten-member jury for a criminal case will be selected from a pool of 12 men and 12 women. What is the
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document.write( "The total number of different ways to select ten-member jury from 12+12 = 24 persons (candidates) is\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of ways to select 5 men from 12 men is   = 792.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of ways to select 5 women from 12 women is the same   = 792.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of different possible 5men-5women juries is the product  792*792.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability under the problem's question is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P =  =  = 0.319827702 = 0.3198  (rounded).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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