2. A corporation must appoint a president, chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO) and chief operating officer (COO). It must also appoint a planning committee with four different members. These are 9 qualified candidates, and officers can also serve on the committee. (i) How many different ways can the officers be appointed? (ii) How many different ways can the committee be appointed? (iii) What is the probability of randomly selecting the committee members and getting the five youngest of the qualified candidates?

2. A corporation must appoint a president, chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO) and chief operating officer (COO). It must also appoint a planning committee with four different members. These are 9 qualified candidates, and officers can also serve on the committee. (i) How many different ways can the officers be appointed? (ii) How many different ways can the committee be appointed? (iii) What is the probability of randomly selecting the committee members and getting the five youngest of the qualified candidates?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events

Problem 2C

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