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Question 629942: an executive committee consists of 11 members: 4 men and 7 women. 3 members are selected at random to attend a meeting in Hawaii. The names are drawn from a hat. What is the probability that all 3 selected are women?
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Hi,

an executive committee consists of 11 members: 4 men and 7 women. 

3 members are selected at random to attend a meeting in Hawaii. 

The names are drawn from a hat.

 P(all women) = %287%2F11%29%286%2F10%29%285%2F9%29+=+%287%2F11%29%283%2F5%29%285%2F9%29+=+.21 or 7C3%2F%2811C3%29=+.21