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Need answer to A and B!-example-1
User Joetde
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Answer:

a)
(14)/(285)

b)
(11)/(57)

Explanation:

We are given that a committee of three people is selected at random from a set of eight teachers, seven parents of students, and five alumni.

We are to find:

a) the probability the committee consists of all teachers is:

Number of ways to select three that are all teachers =
8C3

Number of ways to select three randomly =
20C3

P (3 all teachers) =
(8C3)/(20C3) =
(14)/(285)

b) the probability the committee has no teachers is:

Number of ways to select three that it has no teachers =
12C3

Number of ways to select three randomly =
20C3

P (no teachers) =
(12C3)/(20C3) =
(11)/(57)

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