A town recently dismissed 6 employees in order to meet their new budget reductions. The town had 6 employees over 50 years of age and 18 under 50. If the dismissed employees were selected at random, what is the probability that exactly 2 employees were over 50? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.

A town recently dismissed 6 employees in order to meet their new budget reductions. The town had 6 employees over 50 years of age and 18 under 50. If the dismissed employees were selected at random, what is the probability that exactly 2 employees were over 50? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.

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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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