20 politicians are having a tea party. 6 democrats and and 14 Republicans. To prepare they need to choose: 3 people to set the table, 2 people to boil water, 6 people to make scones. Each person can only do one task. (note that this does not add up to 20. The rest of the people don't help.) (a) in how many ways can they choose which people to perform those tasks? (b) suppose democrats all hate tea. If they only give tea to 10 of 20 people, what is the probability that they only give tea to Republicans? (c) if they only give tea to 10 of 20 people, what is the probability that they give tea to 9 Republicans and 1 Democrat?

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20 politicians are having a tea party. 6 democrats and and 14 Republicans. To prepare they need to choose: 3 people to set the table, 2 people to boil water, 6 people to make scones. Each person can only do one task. (note that this does not add up to 20. The rest of the people don't help.)

(a) in how many ways can they choose which people to perform those tasks?

(b) suppose democrats all hate tea. If they only give tea to 10 of 20 people, what is the probability that they only give tea to Republicans?

(c) if they only give tea to 10 of 20 people, what is the probability that they give tea to 9 Republicans and 1 Democrat? 

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