Selection probability
CMAT 2019 · Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation · Medium · Probability
A management institute has senior professors and junior professors. professors are selected at random for a government project. The probability that at least one of the junior professors would get selected is:
- A.
2/3
- B.
1/5
- C.
5/6
- D.
1/6
Answer
C
Explanation
Total professors . Total ways to choose 3 professors .
Probability of selecting no junior professor (selecting all 3 from 6 senior professors) .
Probability that at least one junior professor is selected .
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