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Question: A committee of 5 is to be chosen from a group of 9 people. The probability that a certain married co...

A committee of 5 is to be chosen from a group of 9 people. The probability that a certain married couple with either serve together or not at all is :

A

23\frac { 2 } { 3 }

B

49\frac { 4 } { 9 }

C

12\frac { 1 } { 2 }

D

None

Answer

49\frac { 4 } { 9 }

Explanation

Solution

A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, , H,W

T.C. = 9C5 = 126

F.C. = HW ---or ----- (Excluded H,W)

= 7C3 + 7C5 = 35 + 2l = 56 Ž p = 56/126 = 4/9