Question

A committee consisting of 6 people are to be selected from eight parents and four teachers. find the probability of selecting three parents and three teachers

Answer 1

Total combinations of selecting the committee = 8C3*4C3 = 224 ways
Total number of ways of selecting the committee = 12C6 = 926

P(Committee of 3 parents and 3 teachers) = 224/926 = 8/33