6 members of an 11-person board of directors can decide on a specific issue proposal, 5 of them think against it. 4 randomly selected from this board the number of members who think in favor of the draft resolution, a)have two b)Calculate the probability that it is at least 3.

6 members of an 11-person board of directors can decide on a specific issue proposal, 5 of them think against it. 4 randomly selected from this board the number of members who think in favor of the draft resolution, a)have two b)Calculate the probability that it is at least 3.

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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