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Question 654878: what is the probability that there will be no females in a sample where there are 9 males and 16 females and 3 are them are randomly selected?
Answer by DrBeeee(684) About Me  (Show Source):
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No females means all three selections are male.
P(m) = 9/25
P(m,m) = (9/25)*(8/24)
P(m,m,m) = (9/25)*(8/24)*(7/23) = 21/575 = 0.0365 = 3.65%