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Three Hatfields and five McCoy's are up for 3 construction jobs in Williamson. What is the probability that all 3 jobs go to Hatfields?

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter9: Counting And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11T: Three people are chosen at random from a group of five men and ten women. What is the probability...

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Three Hatfields and five McCoy's are up for 3 construction jobs in
Williamson. What is the probability that all 3 jobs go to Hatfields?

Expert Solution

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The number of Hatfields = 3
The number of McCoy's = 5
Total number of construction jobs in wiliamson = 3.

The total number of ways of five McCoy's and 3 Hatfields getting 3 construction jobs = ⁸C₃ = 56
The total number of ways of 3 Hatfields getting 3 construction jobs = ³C₃ = 1.

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