SOLUTION: three members will randomly be selected from seven candidates. A)how many different outcomes are there-is it 7C3? B)what is probability of selecting the tallest members?
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Question 506299: three members will randomly be selected from seven candidates. A)how many different outcomes are there-is it 7C3? B)what is probability of selecting the tallest members? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! three members will randomly be selected from seven candidates.
A)how many different outcomes are there-is it 7C3?
Ans: Yes ; 7C3 = 35
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B)what is probability of selecting the tallest members?
Only one set of 3 contains the tallest 3 members.
P(select tallest) = 1/35
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Cheers,
Stan H.