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For this problem, assume that the committee contains 9 men and 5 women and that three...

For this problem, assume that the committee contains 9 men and 5 women and that three are selected at random for a subcommittee. What is the probability that the subcommittee consists of 2 men and 1 woman, given that it contains both men and women?

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