SOLUTION: To make a committee 4 men are to be chosen out of 6 candidates. What is the probability that certain 2 people will serve on that committee?

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Question 1120765: To make a committee 4 men are to be chosen out of 6 candidates. What is the probability that certain 2 people will serve on that committee?
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Overall you need to choose 4 of the 6 men; the number of ways is 6 choose 4 = 6C4 = 20.

The requirement is that you choose 2 of a particular 2 men (2C2 = 1) AND 2 of the remaining 4 (4C2 = 6).

The probability of getting a committee with the 2 particular men is
%281%2A6%29%2F20+=+3%2F10