Question

A commitee of size 5 is to be selected
lat random from 3 women and 5 men
Find the expected number of women
on the
Committee?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 5  possibilities of doing this.

1 women and 4 men : 1

2 women and 3 men: 2

3 women and 2 men: 3

4 women and 1 men: 4

5 women and 0 men: 5

since only 3 women and 5 men are available, 4 and 5 can be removed

3C1*5C4 + 3C2*5C3 + 3C3*5C2

15+30+10

55