A board of directors consists of eighteen men and eight women. A four-member search committee is randomly chosen to recommend a new company president. What is the probability that all four members of the search committee will be women?

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A board of directors consists of eighteen men and eight women. A four-member search committee is randomly chosen to recommend a new company president. What is the probability that all four members of the
search committee will be women?
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1/260, or 0.0038
1/34, or 0.0294
1/18, or 0.056
7/1495, or 0.005
Transcribed Image Text:A board of directors consists of eighteen men and eight women. A four-member search committee is randomly chosen to recommend a new company president. What is the probability that all four members of the search committee will be women? Multiple Choice 1/260, or 0.0038 1/34, or 0.0294 1/18, or 0.056 7/1495, or 0.005
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