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Question 1180144: An executive committee consists of 11 members: 6 men and 5 women. 4 members are selected at random to attend a meeting in Hawaii. The names are drawn from a hat. What is the probability that all 4 selected are women? I keep getting confused. Thank you for your help. Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source):
# of ways of choosing 4 of the 5 women AND 0 of the 6 men
P(4 women, 0 men) = -----------------------------------------------------------
# of ways of choosing 4 of the 11 members