involving the assignment of tasks to student union board members. Assume that there are 11 board members: 9 females, and 2 males including Huck. There are 2 tasks to be assigned randomly, including that of notifying members of meeting times. There is at most one task per person. (1) Find the probability that Huck is given a task. (2) Find the probability that Huck is given the task of notifying members of meeting times

involving the assignment of tasks to student union board members. Assume that there are 11 board members: 9 females, and 2 males including Huck. There are 2 tasks to be assigned randomly, including that of notifying members of meeting times. There is at most one task per person. (1) Find the probability that Huck is given a task. (2) Find the probability that Huck is given the task of notifying members of meeting times

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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