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Question 557323: An executive committee consists of 11 members, 6 men and 5 women. 3 members are selected at random to go to a meeting in Hawaii. What is the probability that all 3 selected are women? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An executive committee consists of 11 members, 6 men and 5 women. 3 members are selected at random to go to a meeting in Hawaii. What is the probability that all 3 selected are women?
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# of ways to succeed: 5C3 = 10
# of random selections: 11C3 = 165
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P(select 3 women) = 10/165 = 2/53
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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