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Question 481170: An executive committee consists of 15 members, 7 men and 8 women. 4 members are selected at random to attend a meeting in Hawaii. The names are drawn from a hat. What is the probability that all 4 selected are women.
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committee  of 15 members, 7 men and 8 women.

 4 selected at random to attend a  meeting in Hawaii

 P(all women) = 8C4 / 15C4 = 70/1365 = .0513,  5.13% chance of doing that.