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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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A committee of 7 members is to be formed by selecting members at random from a pool of 14 candidates consisting of 5 women and 9 men.

a. What is the probability that there will be at least three women in the

committee?

b. It is desired to increase the chance that there are at least three women in

the committee to 80% by doing one of the following:

i. Adding more women to the pool.

ii. Removing some men from the pool.

For each of the two options, find out how many should be added or removed.

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