SOLUTION: You have 14 girls and 8 boys in a class. What is the probability that you will have a committee of 4 girls?

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Question 1134772: You have 14 girls and 8 boys in a class. What is the probability that you will have a committee of 4 girls?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have 14 girls and 8 boys in a class. What is the probability that you will have a committee of 4 girls?
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The 1st pick is 14 of 22.
Then 13 of 21, 12 of 20 and 11 of 19.
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---> 14*13*12*11/(22*21*20*19)
= 13/95