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Basic Statistics for Business and Economics | 7th Edition | ISBN: 9780077384470 | Authors: Douglas Lind; William Marchal; Samuel Wathen

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The board of directors of Saner Automatic Door Company consists of 12 members, 3 of whom are women. A new policy and procedures manual is to be written for the company. A committee of 3 is randomly selected from the board to do the writing.

a. What is the probability that all members of the committee are men?

b. What is the probability that at least 1 member of the committee is a woman?

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QUESTION:

The board of directors of Saner Automatic Door Company consists of 12 members, 3 of whom are women. A new policy and procedures manual is to be written for the company. A committee of 3 is randomly selected from the board to do the writing.

a. What is the probability that all members of the committee are men?

b. What is the probability that at least 1 member of the committee is a woman?

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The board of directors of Sander Automatic Door Company consists of 12 members, 3 of whom are women.

A committee of 3 is randomly selected from the board to do the writing.

(a) We have to find the probability that all members of the committee are men.

(b) We have to find the probability that at least 1 member of the committee is a woman.

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