A department at a school comprises 10 faculty and 8 administrators. They organize a committee of 8 people from the department. The committee members are randomly selected. Complete parts a through d.    Determine the probability that the committee consists of five faculty and three administrators.

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A department at a school comprises

10

faculty and

8

administrators. They organize a committee of

8

people from the department. The committee members are randomly selected. Complete parts a through d. 

 

Determine the probability that the committee consists of
five
faculty and
three
administrators.
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