A committee with 3 members is to be chosen randomly from 5 boys and 7 girls and count the number of girls on the committee. a) Identify the two groups. b) In words, describe the random variable X. c) List the values of the random variable X takes on. d) What is the expected number of girls on the committee? e) Determine the standard deviation of the number of girls in the committee.

A committee with 3 members is to be chosen randomly from 5 boys and 7 girls and count the number of girls on the committee. a) Identify the two groups. b) In words, describe the random variable X. c) List the values of the random variable X takes on. d) What is the expected number of girls on the committee? e) Determine the standard deviation of the number of girls in the committee.

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section8.7: Probability

Problem 5E: List the sample space of each experiment. Rolling one die and tossing one coin

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