Which counting method should you use to find the compound probability? Explain. What is the total number of possible outcomes? What is the probability that two girls and two boys are on the committee? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Which counting method should you use to find the compound probability? Explain. What is the total number of possible outcomes? What is the probability that two girls and two boys are on the committee? Round your answer to two decimal places.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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The math club needs to choose four people for a committee to represent it at the school board meeting. The club consists of 14 members, made up of nine girls and five boys.

Which counting method should you use to find the compound probability? Explain.

What is the total number of possible outcomes?

What is the probability that two girls and two boys are on the committee? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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