SOLUTION: there are 10 students in a class, 6 female and 4 male. if teacher chooses 4 sudents, whats the probability of choosing 3 males?

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Question 930682: there are 10 students in a class, 6 female and 4 male. if teacher chooses 4 sudents, whats the probability of choosing 3 males?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are 10 students in a class, 6 female and 4 male. if teacher chooses 4 sudents, whats the probability of choosing 3 males?
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# of ways to succeed:: 4C3*6C1 = 4*6 = 24
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# of random sets of 4:: 10C4 = 210
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P(3males and 1female) = 24/210 = 12/105 = 4/35
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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