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प्रश्न
There are four men and six women on the city councils. If one council member is selected for a committee at random, how likely is that it is a women?
उत्तर
Out of four men and six women, one person can be chosen in 10C1 = 10 ways.
Number of ways of selecting one women out of six women = 6C1 = 6 ways.
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