jury pool has 24 men and 18 women, from which 12 jurors will be selected. Assuming that each person is equally likely to be chosen and that the jury is selected at random, use combinations to find the probability that the jury consists of (a) all men (b) all women (c) 8 men and 4 women

jury pool has 24 men and 18 women, from which 12 jurors will be selected. Assuming that each person is equally likely to be chosen and that the jury is selected at random, use combinations to find the probability that the jury consists of (a) all men (b) all women (c) 8 men and 4 women

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A jury pool has 24 men and 18 women, from which 12 jurors will be selected. Assuming that each person is equally likely to be chosen and that the jury is selected at random, use combinations to find the probability that the jury consists of

(a) all men

(b) all women

(c) 8 men and 4 women

(d) 6 men and 6 women

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