Statistics And Probability Question 249

Question: From a group of 7 men and 4 ladies a committee of 6 persons is formed, then the probability that the committee contains 2 ladies is

Options:

A) $ \frac{5}{13} $

B) $ \frac{5}{11} $

C) $ \frac{4}{11} $

D) $ \frac{3}{11} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  •                 Total number of ways to select 6 persons out of  $ 11={}^{11}C_6 $                     Ways to select two ladies  $ ={}^{4}C_2 $                     Ways to select four men  $ ={}^{7}C_4 $                      
    

$ \therefore $ Probability that committee contain 2 ladies $ =\frac{{}^{4}C_2.{}^{7}C_4}{{}^{11}C_6}=\frac{5}{11}. $