Exercise · ZW-PERMUTATIONS-AND-COMBINATIONS-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate
From 5 women and 4 men a committee of 3 is chosen at random. What is the probability it has 2 women and 1 man?
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- B. \(\frac{10}{21}\)
Explanation
Favorable: \(\binom{5}{2}\binom{4}{1}=40\); possible: \(\binom{9}{3}=84\). Probability \(\frac{40}{84}=\frac{10}{21}\).
Review the concept: Permutations and combinations
A permutation \(P(n,k)\) is an ordered arrangement of \(k\) elements from a set of \(n\); a combination \(\binom nk\) is a selection in which order does not matter.
\[P(n,k)=\frac{n!}{(n-k)!},\quad \binom{n}{k}=\frac{n!}{k!\,(n-k)!}\]
More practice problems: permutations and combinations
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- ZW-PERMUTATIONS-AND-COMBINATIONS-006 Which of these equals binom103?
- ZW-PERMUTATIONS-AND-COMBINATIONS-007 Five people line up and two of them, A and B, must stand together. In how many ways?
- ZW-PERMUTATIONS-AND-COMBINATIONS-008 A 5-card hand is dealt from a 52-card deck. What is the probability that it contains all 4 aces?
- ZW-PERMUTATIONS-AND-COMBINATIONS-009 Which relation between P(n,k) and binomnk is correct?
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