SOLUTION: An executive committee consists of 9 members: 4 men and 5 women. 3 members are selected at random to attend a meeting in Hawaii. The names are drawn from a hat. What is the probabi

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Question 484391: An executive committee consists of 9 members: 4 men and 5 women. 3 members are selected at random to attend a meeting in Hawaii. The names are drawn from a hat. What is the probability that all 3 selected are men? (integer or simplified fraction)
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There are ways to form a three person group from a 9 person committee. There are ways to make a three person group from a group of 4 men.

So the probability of all men are the number of ways to form an all male group divided by the total number of groups:



Hint: is the number of combinations of things taken at a time and is calculated by

You can do your own arithmetic -- don't forget to reduce your fraction.

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