Personnel selection. Suppose that 6 female and 5 male applicants have been successfully screened for 5 positions. If the 5 positions are filled at random from the 11 finalists, what is the probability of selecting (A) 3 females and 2​ males? ​(B) 4 females and 1​ male? ​(C) 5​ females?

Anish Buchanan

Anish Buchanan

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2021-03-07

Personnel selection. Suppose that 6 female and 5 male applicants have been successfully screened for 5 positions. If the 5 positions are filled at random from the 11 finalists, what is the probability of selecting 
(1) 3 females and 2​ males? 
​(2) 4 females and 1​ male? 
​(3) 5​ females?

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un4t5o4v

un4t5o4v

Skilled2021-03-08Added 105 answers

Data analysis 
Note : As per authoring guidelines, when multiple subparts are posted, then only first three subparts are to be answered. 
Given there is selection for a Personnel. 
And there are 11 finalists in which 6 are female and 5 are female. 
And there are only 5 posts vacant. 
To calculate the probability of selecting an item as described below.
The total number of ways:
Total number of ways of selecting 5 people from 11 finalists is given by, 
11P5 
=11 × 10 × 9 × 8 ×7 
=55.440 
Probability is given by the ratio of number of favourable ways to the total number of ways. 
Note : 
nPr=n !n  r! 
1) 3 females and 2​ males 
3 females selected from 6 female finalists in 6P3 ways 
=6 × 5 ×4 
=120 
2 males selected from 5 male finalists in 5P2 ways 
=5 × 4 
=20 
Favourable ways =120 × 20=2400 
Probability =2400/55.440 
=0.0432900433 
The probability of selecting 3 females and 2 males is 0.04329 
(Rounded to 5 decimals) 
2) 4 females and 1 males 
4 females selected from 6 female finalists in 6P4 ways 
=6 × 5 × 4 ×3 
=360 
1 male selected from 5 male finalists in 5P1 ways 
=5 
Favourable ways =360 × 5=18000 
Probability =1800/55.440 
=0.0324675325 
The probability of selecting 4 females and 1 male is 0.0324675 
(Rounded to 7 decimals) 
3) 5 females 
5 females selected from 6 female finalists in 6P5 ways 
=6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 
=720 
Favourable ways = 720 
Probability =720/55.440 
=0.012987013 
The probability of selecting 5 females is 0.012987 
(Rounded to 6 decimals)

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