MT004 QUIZ 8
İLKER S. YÜCE
OCTOBER 13, 2009
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QUESTION 1.
A committee is composed of W women and M men. If three women and
two men are added to the committee, and if one person is selected at random
from enlarged committee, then the probability that a women is selected can
be represented by
a) W
M, b) W
W+M, c)W+3
M+2 , d) W+3
W+M+3 , e) W+3
W+M+5 .
Answer. When we add 3 women and 2 men to committee, we have W+3
women and M+2 men. Each simple event is equally likely. Therefore, the
probability that a women selected is W+3
W+M+5 .
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