Among the contestants in a competition are 42 women and

Lawson Cain

Lawson Cain

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2022-02-14

Among the contestants in a competition are 42 women and 28 men. If 5 winners are randomly selected, what is the probability that they are all men?

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dupierkmk0v

dupierkmk0v

Beginner2022-02-15Added 11 answers

Step 1 There are 70 participants in total if there are 42 women and 28 males.
There are 69 contestants left after the first winner is selected, and so on.
The number of males to pick from will drop if all men are present, as will the overall number.
P(M,M,M,M,M)=2870×2769×2668×2567×2466
Even when simplified, this multiplies to produce an uncomfortably large fraction, therefore it is preferable to leave the computation alone or to convert it to a decimal.
11,793,6001,452,361,680=2340288167
0.00812
Simply said, there is a very little likelihood that five men will be picked.

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