SOLUTION: A jury pool consists of 30 people, 17 men and 13 women. Compute the probability that a randomly selected jury of 12 people is all male.

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Question 1150221: A jury pool consists of 30 people, 17 men and 13 women. Compute the probability that a randomly selected jury of 12 people is all male.
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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This probability is   P = %2817%2F30%29%2A%2816%2F29%29%2A%2815%2F28%29 . . . %288%2F21%29%2A%287%2F20%29%2A%286%2F19%29.


Here the remarkable number 30 = 17+13 is the total number of people in the jury pool.


The formula contains 12 factors.


The formula is SELF-EXPLANATORY, so it does not require additional commentaries.

Solved, answered and self-explained :)