Twenty-three subjects volunteer for a study of a new cold medicine. Ten of the volunteers are ages 20-39, 6 are ages 40-59, and 7 are age 60 or older. If 8 volunteers are selected at random, find the following probabilities. (a) the probability that all the volunteers selected are ages 20-39 (b) the probability that 4 of the volunteers are ages 20-39 and 4 are age 60 or older (c) the probability that 4 of the volunteers are ages 40-59 (a) The probability that all the volunteers selected are ages 20-39 is nothing.

Twenty-three subjects volunteer for a study of a new cold medicine. Ten of the volunteers are ages 20-39, 6 are ages 40-59, and 7 are age 60 or older. If 8 volunteers are selected at random, find the following probabilities. (a) the probability that all the volunteers selected are ages 20-39 (b) the probability that 4 of the volunteers are ages 20-39 and 4 are age 60 or older (c) the probability that 4 of the volunteers are ages 40-59 (a) The probability that all the volunteers selected are ages 20-39 is nothing.

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Twenty-three

subjects volunteer for a study of a new cold medicine.

Ten

of the volunteers are ages 20-39,

are ages 40-59, and

are age 60 or older. If

volunteers are selected at random, find the following probabilities.

(a) the probability that all the volunteers selected are ages 20-39

(b) the probability that

of the volunteers are ages 20-39 and

are age 60 or older

of the volunteers

are

ages 40-59

(a) The probability that all the volunteers selected are ages 20-39 is

nothing.

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