SOLUTION: 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
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Question 1156252: 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
a. all men b.2woman and 1man.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! all men=(1/8), or 1/2 ^3
2 women and 1 man. Three ways to happen, each with probability of 1/8 and probability is 3/8
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.
(1) Since there are three times as many man as women,
- the probability that the randomly chosen person is a man is , and
- the probability that the randomly chosen person is a woman is .
THEREFORE, the probability that three randomly selected persons all are the men is P = = = 0.421875.
(2) the probability that three randomly selected persons are (2 women and 1 men) is P = = = 0.14.
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The calculated numbers in the post by @Boreal are incorrect, so IGNORE it, for your safety.
He misread the problem.
He is so hurry that has no time to read the problem properly.
