In a department, there are eight men and four women. If two of these twelve employees are chosen at random to serve as representatives, what is the probability that both selected representatives will be women?

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A

1/5

B

1/6

C

1/9

1/11

Correct

E

1/33

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4/12 * 3/11 = 12/(12*11) = 1/11

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NgaOct 25, 2024

Thank you very much!

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AnjolaFeb 12, 2024

Great!

What this question tests

Whether you can count arrangements and selections correctly — permutations vs. combinations.

Overcounting: treating a selection as ordered when order does not matter, or forgetting to divide by duplicates.

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