Question

A board of directors consists of eight men and four women. A four-member search committee is randomly chosen to recommend a new company president. What is the probability that all four members of the search committee will be women?

Answer 1

Answer:

Total probability = 0.002 or 1 / 495

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of men = 8

Number of women = 4

Total number of person = 12

Find:

All four members will be women

Computation:

1st women probability = (4/12)

2nd women probability = (3/11)

3rd women probability = (2/10)

4th women probability = (1/9)

Total probability = (4/12)×(3/11)×(2/10)×(1/9)

Total probability = 24 / 11,880

Total probability = 0.002 or 1 / 495