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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

A four member committee is to be formed from a group containing 9 men and 5 women. If a committee is formed randomly, then the probability that it contains atleast one woman is

  1. A \(\frac{125}{143}\)
  2. B \(\frac{18}{143}\)
  3. C \(\frac{60}{143}\)
  4. D \(\frac{65}{143}\)
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(A) \(\frac{125}{143}\)

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Total ways to form a committee: \( \binom{14}{4} = \frac{14 \times 13 \times 12 \times 11}{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} = 1001 \) Ways to form a committee with all men: \( \binom{9}{4} = \frac{9 \times 8 \times 7 \times 6}{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} = 126 \) Probability of…