A committee of 4 members is to be chosen from 5 men and 4 women. What is the probability that the committee consists of exactly 2 men and 2 women?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
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- Step 1: Compute the total number of ways to choose any people from the total group of people :
- Step 2: Compute the number of favorable ways to choose exactly men from and women from :
- Step 3: Calculate the probability as the ratio of favorable to total outcomes :
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