A committee of 4 is chosen from a group of 8 women and 7 men. Determine the probability of each event a) Only 1 man is on the committee. b) The committee consists of 1 women and 3 men c) At least 2 women are on the committee
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This means the other 3 members are women. The number of ways to choose 1 man from 7 is 7C1 = 7. The number of ways to choose 3 women from 8 is 8C3 = 56. So, the number of ways to choose 1 man and 3 women is 7*56 = 392. The total number of ways to choose 4 members Show more…
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