Assume that 8 women and 6 men work in a department at a large company, a committee of 4 people from the department is to be formed, what is the probability that the committee will consist of 3 men and 1 woman?
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This can be done using the combination formula C(n, k) = n! / [k!(n-k)!], where n is the total number of people and k is the number of people to choose. So, the total number of ways to form a committee of 4 people from 14 is C(14, 4) = 14! / [4!(14-4)!] = 1001. Show more…
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