Question 1063271: A five-aside football team is selected at random from 7 men and 4 women.
i) Find the probability it comprises 3 men and 2 women.
ii) Given the first person selected is a man, find the probability that the team includes exactly 2 women.
iii) Given the last person selected is a man, find the probability that the first person selected is a woman.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A five-aside football team is selected at random from 7 men and 4 women.
i) Find the probability it comprises 3 men and 2 women.
Ans: [7C3*4C2]/[11C5]
----------------------------------
ii) Given the first person selected is a man, find the probability that the team includes exactly 2 women.
Ans: [7*6C2*4C2]/[11C5]
-----------------------------------
iii) Given the last person selected is a man, find the probability that the first person selected is a woman.
Ans: I'll leave that to you.
Cheers,
Stan H.
------------
|
|
|
