NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Probability - Solutions
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Question : 29
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There are four men and six women on the city council. If one council member is selected for a committee at random, how likely is it that it is a woman?
Solution:
There are 6 women and 4 men.
An experiment consists of selecting a council member at random.
∴ n(S) = 10
Let E be the event that the selected council member will be a woman.
n(E) = 6
∴ P (E) =
An experiment consists of selecting a council member at random.
∴ n(S) = 10
Let E be the event that the selected council member will be a woman.
n(E) = 6
∴ P (E) =
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