A classroom of children has 18 boys and 19 girls in which five students are chosen at random to do presentations. What is the probability that more boys than girls are chosen

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Andy Fowler asked Sep 2, 2023

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A classroom of children has 18 boys and 19 girls in which five students are chosen at random to do presentations. What is the probability that more boys than girls are chosen

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Answer: 76/8547

Explanation:

two possibilities

3 boys or 4 boys it would end up as

(18C3+18C4)/37C5

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