Question

abby, deborah, elisa, fatima, george, and harry work in a firm. the employer must choose three of them to attend a conference. to avoid unfairness, the choice will be made by drawing three names from a hat. what is the probability that one of the two men (george and harry) are chosen?

Answer 1

There are total 6 persons.

Three of them can be chosen in ways.

We want to find the probability that one of the two men (george and harry) are chosen

which is same as 1- P(no men chosen)

Three womens can be chosen from 4 women in

Hence

So

the probability that one of the two men (george and harry) are chosen