(a) count the number of ways to select a sample of 3 people to serve on a board of directors from a population of 6
(b) if a simple random sampling procedure is to be employed, the chances that any particular sample will be the one selected

(a) 20 ways

(b) 0.05 or 5%

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) Assuming that the order in which people are chosen does not matter, the number of ways to select 3 people out of possible 6 is given by the following combination.

(b) In a random sampling procedure, every outcome is just as likely to occur. Therefore, the chances that any particular sample will be the one selected are:

abde or 1,2,4, 5 is the answer

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