At a local Chamber of Commerce, there are 8 men and 7 women present for an executive election of a president, vice-president and

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At a local Chamber of Commerce, there are 8 men and 7 women present for an executive election of a president, vice-president and

treasurer. Determine the probability that a women will be elected into one of the executive positions.

Mathematics

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Otrada [13] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-30T02:14:36+03:00

Otrada [13]3 years ago

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Given that the are 8 men and 7 women present for an election, the probability that a woman will be elected will be given by:
P(Electing a woman)=[Total number of women]/[total number of candidates]
=7/15
the answer is 7/15