Two city council members are to be selected from a total of five to form a subcommittee

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Two city council members are to be selected from a total of five to form a subcommittee to study the city's traffic problems.
a. How many different subcommittees are possible?
b. If all possible council members have an equal chance of being selected, what is the probability that members Smith and Jones are both selected?
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9781133103752

14th Edition

Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert Beaver, Barbara Beaver

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