A committee of 5 people is to be formed from 11 civil employees and 8 small business people. Calculate the following: 1. The probability that none of the people selected are small business people 2. The probability at least 2 people are small business people 3. The expected number of small business people on the committee

A committee of 5 people is to be formed from 11 civil employees and 8 small business people. Calculate the following: 1. The probability that none of the people selected are small business people 2. The probability at least 2 people are small business people 3. The expected number of small business people on the committee

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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