Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

A committee of $6$ people, with at least $4$ men and at least $1$ woman, is to be selected from $10$ men and $9$ women.
(i)[3]

Determine the number of different committees that may be formed.

(ii)[2]

Find the probability that a chosen man, Albert, and a chosen woman, Tracey, are both on the committee.

(iii)[3]

Find the number of possible committees that contain Albert or Tracey, but not both.

(iv)[3]

The committee selected has $4$ men and $2$ women. They line up at random for refreshments. Find the probability that the women are not adjacent in the queue.

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