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Question 6 There are four men and six women on the city council. If one council member is selected for a committee at random, how likely is it that it is a woman?

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Answered by abhi178
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There are 4 men and 6 women on the city council .
∴ total number of possible outcomes = 4 men + 6 women = 10 women
Let E be the event that woman is selected .
∴ number of favourable outcomes n(E) = 6

now, ∵ P(E) = n(E)/n(S)
∴ P(E) = 6/10 = 3/5
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