Question Help ▼ A committee consists of five executives, three women and two men. Their names are Joanna (J), Robert (R), Francisca (F), Gary (G), and Holly (H). The committee needs to select a chairperson and a secretary. It decides to make the selection randomly by drawing straws. The person getting the longest straw will be appointed chairperson, and the one getting the shortest straw will be appointed secretary. The possible outcomes are shown in the accompanying table. Here, for example, JF represents the outcome that Joanna (J) is appointed chairperson and Francisca (F) is appointed secretary. List the outcomes constituting each of the four events below. E Click the icon to view the outcomes of the committee selections. Event E, is defined as the event a male is appointed chairperson. What outcomes constitute event E, ? O A. RJ, RF, RH, RG, GJ, GF, GH, GR O B. GJ, GF, GH, GR O C. JF, JH, JR, FJ, FH, FR, HJ, HF, HR O D. RJ, RF, RH, RG O E. JR, JG, FR, FG, HR, HG OF. JR, JG, FR, FG, HR, HG, RJ, RF, RH, RG, GJ, GF, GH, GR

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A committee consists of five executives, three women and two men. Their names are Joanna (J), Robert (R), Francisca (F), Gary (G), and Holly (H). The committee needs to select
a chairperson and a secretary. It decides to make the selection randomly by drawing straws. The person getting the longest straw will be appointed chairperson, and the one getting
the shortest straw will be appointed secretary. The possible outcomes are shown in the accompanying table. Here, for example, JF represents the outcome that Joanna (J) is
appointed chairperson and Francisca (F) is appointed secretary. List the outcomes constituting each of the four events below.
E Click the icon to view the outcomes of the committee selections.
Event E, is defined as the event a male is appointed chairperson. What outcomes constitute event E,?
O A. RJ, RF, RH, RG, GJ, GF, GH, GR
O B. GJ, GF, GH, GR
O C. JF, JH, JR, FJ, FH, FR, HJ, HF, HR
O D. RJ, RF, RH, RG
O E. JR, JG, FR, FG, HR, HG
OF. JR, JG, FR, FG, HR, HG, RJ, RF, RH, RG, GJ, GF, GH, GR
Transcribed Image Text:Question Help ▼ A committee consists of five executives, three women and two men. Their names are Joanna (J), Robert (R), Francisca (F), Gary (G), and Holly (H). The committee needs to select a chairperson and a secretary. It decides to make the selection randomly by drawing straws. The person getting the longest straw will be appointed chairperson, and the one getting the shortest straw will be appointed secretary. The possible outcomes are shown in the accompanying table. Here, for example, JF represents the outcome that Joanna (J) is appointed chairperson and Francisca (F) is appointed secretary. List the outcomes constituting each of the four events below. E Click the icon to view the outcomes of the committee selections. Event E, is defined as the event a male is appointed chairperson. What outcomes constitute event E,? O A. RJ, RF, RH, RG, GJ, GF, GH, GR O B. GJ, GF, GH, GR O C. JF, JH, JR, FJ, FH, FR, HJ, HF, HR O D. RJ, RF, RH, RG O E. JR, JG, FR, FG, HR, HG OF. JR, JG, FR, FG, HR, HG, RJ, RF, RH, RG, GJ, GF, GH, GR
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We have 5 executives in committee having 2 male and three female,

The males: Robert(R) and Gray(G)

The women's: Joanna (J), Francisca (F) and Holly (H)

 

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