Question

There are a total of 17 people in an application pool, that are equally qualified for a job. The pool consists of;

9 females and 8 males

There are 4 job openings for 4 different people. Type your answers as a decimal to 4 decimal places.

1. What is the probability that all 4 people are female?


2. What is the probability that not all 4 people are female?


3. What is the probability that none of the 4 people are female?


4. What is the probability that two are female and 2 are male?

Answer 1

1. 13%
2. 53%
3. 47%
4. 6%
(all % decimals are rounded)