SOLUTION: A warehouse employs 24 workers on first shift, 17 workers on second shift, and 13 workers on third shift. Eight workers are chosen at random to be interviewed about the work enviro

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Question 1153121: A warehouse employs 24 workers on first shift, 17 workers on second shift, and 13 workers on third shift. Eight workers are chosen at random to be interviewed about the work environment. Find the probability of choosing four third-shift workers. Then, find the probability of choosing two second-shift workers and two third-shift workers.
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(a) 4 third-shift workers (and 0 first-shift and 0 second-shift workers):

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(b) 2 second-shift workers and 2 third-shift workers (and 0 first-shift workers):

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