In a company there are 9 executives: 3 women and 6 men. Three are selected at random to attend a management seminar. Find these probabilities. All three selected will be women. Round your answer to five decimal places. The probability that all three people selected will be women is
Q. In a company there are 9 executives: 3 women and 6 men. Three are selected at random to attend a management seminar. Find these probabilities. All three selected will be women. Round your answer to five decimal places. The probability that all three people selected will be women is
Calculate Total Combinations: First, calculate the total number of ways to choose 3 executives out of 9, regardless of gender. This is a combination problem, so use the formula for combinations: nCr=r!(n−r)!n!, where n is the total number of items, r is the number of items to choose, and "!" denotes factorial.
Calculate Women Combinations: Calculate the total combinations: 9C3=(3!(9−3)!)9!=(3!6!)9!=(3×2×1)(9×8×7)=84.
Calculate Probability: Now, calculate the number of ways to choose 3 women out of the 3 available. This is also a combination problem: 3C3=(3!(3−3)!)3!=(3!0!)3!=1.
Calculate Probability: To find the probability that all three selected will be women, divide the number of ways to choose 3 women by the total number of ways to choose 3 executives: Probability = Total number of ways to choose 3 executivesNumber of ways to choose 3 women.
Round Probability: Calculate the probability: Probability=841.
Round Probability: Calculate the probability: Probability=841. Round the answer to five decimal places: Probability≈0.01190.
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