SOLUTION: In a club with 5 men and 7 women, what is the probability that a 3
person committee is chosen
that is all women?
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person committee is chosen
that is all women?
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Question 1118960: In a club with 5 men and 7 women, what is the probability that a 3
person committee is chosen
that is all women? Answer by ikleyn(52805) (Show Source):
Of 5 men and 7 women, in total of 5+7 = 12 persons, you can form = = 220 different triplets (triples).
The number of triplets consisting of women only, is = = 35.
Therefore, the probability under the question is = 0.1591 = 15.91%.
