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A jury of 12 people consists of 7 women. Three jurors are selected at random for...

A jury of 12 people consists of 7 women. Three jurors are selected at random for an interview. Find the probability that 2 are women.

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Total no. of ways in which 3 jurors can be selected from 12 = 12C3 = 220

No. of ways in which 2 women and 1 men are selected from 12 people = 7C2*5C1 = 105

Probability = 105/220

Probability = 0.4773

The probability that 2 are women is 0.4773

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