SOLUTION: In a small county, there are 140 people on any given day who are eligible for jury duty. Of the 140 eligible people, 60 are women. If four potential jurors are excused from jury

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Question 1186470: In a small county, there are 140 people on any given day who are eligible for jury duty. Of the 140 eligible people, 60 are women.
If four potential jurors are excused from jury duty for medical reasons, what is the probability that all four of them are women? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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In a small county, there are 140 people on any given day who are eligible for jury duty.
Of the 140 eligible people, 60 are women.
If four potential jurors are excused from jury duty for medical reasons, what is the probability
that all four of them are women? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
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    P = %2860%2F140%29%2A%2859%2F139%29%2A%2858%2F138%29%2A%2857%2F137%29 = 0.03181  (rounded).    ANSWER


The structure of the formula does explain its meaning.

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