Committee Formation A department on campus is forming a committee of 7 people to bechosen from 21 faculty members, 6 staff members, and 5 graduate student council members.(a) How many possible committees can be formed?(b) How many committees can be formed with exactly 3 faculty members, 2 staff members,and 2 graduate student council members?(c) Assuming all possible committee compositions (groups of 7) are equally likely, what isthe probability the committee is formed with at least 2 faculty members?

(a) The number of possible committees can be formed by choosing 7 people from the total pool of…

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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