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Question 863132: A task force studying sex discrimination wishes to establish a subcommittee. If the subcommittee is to consist of 11 members chosen at random from a group of 21 men and 19 women, find the probability that the subcommittee consists of the following?
(a) 6 men and 5 women (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect.
(b) all women (Round your answer to seven decimal places.)
I know that a.) 0.045 and b.) 0.02777 are WRONG ANSWERS. Please help!

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi
both denominators 40C11, numerators: a) 21C6*19C5 b) 19C11
a) %2854264%2A11628%29%2F2311801440
b) 75582%2F2311801440