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There are four men and six women on the city council. If one council member is selected for a committee at random, how likely is it that it is a woman?
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There are 10 members of the council. Any one may be selected for a committees.
$\therefore \quad$ No. of exhaustive cases $=10$
One woman out of 6 may be selected in 6 ways.
$\therefore \quad$ No. of favourable cases $=6$
$\therefore$ Probability of selection of a woman
$=\frac{6}{10}=0.6$
$\therefore \quad$ No. of exhaustive cases $=10$
One woman out of 6 may be selected in 6 ways.
$\therefore \quad$ No. of favourable cases $=6$
$\therefore$ Probability of selection of a woman
$=\frac{6}{10}=0.6$
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