A group of five applicants for a pair of identical jobs

Chapter 2, Problem 7E

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A group of five applicants for a pair of identical jobs consists of three men and two women. The employer is to select two of the five applicants for the jobs. Let S denote the set of all possible outcomes for the employer’s selection. Let A denote the subset of outcomes corresponding to the selection of two men and B the subset corresponding to the selection of at least one woman. List the outcomes in A, \(\bar{B}\), \(A \cup B\), \(A \cap B\), and \(A \cap \bar{B}\). (Denote the different men and women by \(M_{1}\), \(M_{2}\), \(M_{3}\) and \(W_{1}\), \(W_{2}\), respectively.)

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QUESTION:

A group of five applicants for a pair of identical jobs consists of three men and two women. The employer is to select two of the five applicants for the jobs. Let S denote the set of all possible outcomes for the employer’s selection. Let A denote the subset of outcomes corresponding to the selection of two men and B the subset corresponding to the selection of at least one woman. List the outcomes in A, \(\bar{B}\), \(A \cup B\), \(A \cap B\), and \(A \cap \bar{B}\). (Denote the different men and women by \(M_{1}\), \(M_{2}\), \(M_{3}\) and \(W_{1}\), \(W_{2}\), respectively.)

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Here the experiment under consideration is selecting 2 applicants out of 5 who applied for a pair of identical jobs by an employer.

It is given that out of 5 applicants 3 are men and 2 are women.

S be the set of all pairs of applicants can be selected by the employer.

A be the set of selecting two men and B be the set of selecting at least one men.

Let M1,M2,M3,W1,W2 be the five applicants.

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