The grade appeal process at a university requires that a jury be structured by selecting individuals randomly from a pool of students and faculty. (a) What is the probability of selecting a jury of all students? (b) What is the probability of selecting a jury of all faculty? (c) What is the probability of selecting a jury of students and faculty

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The grade appeal process at a university requires that a jury be structured by selecting eight individuals randomly from a pool of nine students and eleven faculty. (a) What is the probability of selecting a jury of all students? (b) What is the probability of selecting a jury of all faculty? (c) What is the probability of selecting a jury of six students and two faculty?

A) 7.144 × 10^(-5)

B) 0.00131

C) 0.0367

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given;

Number of students = 9

Number of faculty members = 11

A) Now, the number of ways we can select eight students from 9 =

C(9, 8) = 9!/(8! × 1!) = 9

Also, number of ways of selecting 8 individuals out of the total of 20 = C(20,8) = 20!/(8! × 12!) = 125970

Thus, probability of selecting a jury of all students = 9/125970 = 7.144 × 10^(-5)

B) P(selecting a jury of all faculty) = (number of ways to choose 8 faculty out of 11 faculty)/(Total number of ways to choose 8 individuals out of 20 individuals) = [C(11,8)]/[C(20,8)] = (11!/(8! × 3!))/125970 = 0.00131

C) P(selecting a jury of six students and two faculty) = ((number of ways to choose 6 students out of 9 students) × (number of ways to choose 2 faculty out of 11 faculty))/(Total number of ways to choose 8 individuals out of 20 individuals) = [(C(9,6) × C(11,2)]/125970

This gives;

(84 × 55)/125970 = 0.0367