An employment company has six men and 5 women who want to be assigned to a certain task. One employer wants to hire four employees as store clerks, and another employer wants to hire three employees as cleaners. Assuming each person has an equal chance of being hired at random and that only seven employees will be hired, fid the probability that: a) three men will be selected as cleaners b) three men will be selected as cleaners and four women will be selected as store clerks Sheka has a rare coin collection made up of 8 silver dollars, 7 quarters, and 5 dimes. She plans to sell 8 of the 20 coins to make some extra money. If she selects the coins at random, what is the probability that 3 silver dollars, 2 quarters, and 3 dimes are selected? A dog breeder has 15 puppies for sale. Eight are yellow Labs. If 5 puppies are selected at random, what is the probability that all ar yellow Labs?

An employment company has six men and 5 women who want to be assigned to a certain task. One employer wants to hire four employees as store clerks, and another employer wants to hire three employees as cleaners. Assuming each person has an equal chance of being hired at random and that only seven employees will be hired, fid the probability that: a) three men will be selected as cleaners b) three men will be selected as cleaners and four women will be selected as store clerks Sheka has a rare coin collection made up of 8 silver dollars, 7 quarters, and 5 dimes. She plans to sell 8 of the 20 coins to make some extra money. If she selects the coins at random, what is the probability that 3 silver dollars, 2 quarters, and 3 dimes are selected? A dog breeder has 15 puppies for sale. Eight are yellow Labs. If 5 puppies are selected at random, what is the probability that all ar yellow Labs?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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