Ten people are gathered to form a committee of size 4. If there are 6 men and 4 women in the group and one such man is Mr. Cruz, then the probability that the committee is composed of 3 women and Mr. Cruz may be expressed as a/b. Find the lowest sum of a and b.

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Ten people are gathered to form a committee
of size 4. If there are 6 men and 4 women in
the group and one such man is Mr. Cruz, then
the probability that the committee is
composed of 3 women and Mr. Cruz may be
expressed as a/b. Find the lowest sum of a
and b.
Transcribed Image Text:Ten people are gathered to form a committee of size 4. If there are 6 men and 4 women in the group and one such man is Mr. Cruz, then the probability that the committee is composed of 3 women and Mr. Cruz may be expressed as a/b. Find the lowest sum of a and b.
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