Homework Help: college

Posted by kay on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 9:36pm.

Four hundred people apply for three jobs. 130 of the applicants are women.
(a) If three persons are selected at random, what is the probability that all are women?
(b) If three persons are selected at random, what is the probability that two are women?
(c)If three persons are selected at random, what is the probability that one is a woman?
(d) If three persons are selected at random, what is the probability that none is a woman?

college probability - Ms. Sue, Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 9:39pm
Your school subject is NOT college.
college - kay, Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 9:51pm
well can you please help me?
college probabilities - PsyDAG, Friday, March 26, 2010 at 12:16pm
There is no replacement.

(a) 130/400 * 129/399 * 128/398

This should give you an idea of how to proceed with the remaining problems.
college - Tanya, Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 3:16pm
I have this very question and I am in my last year of college taking math as my last class after 4 years of college because it is challenging for me so that statement is incorrect it is a COLLEGE question!
college - Shut up Ms. Sue, Monday, February 4, 2013 at 9:55pm
Shut. Up.
college - Are you guys slow?, Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 11:34am
The SUBJECT shouldn't be "college", it should be 'MATH'. How does kay expect to get help when when she doesn't say what subject she needs help in?

Tanya you're slow..

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