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Miscellaneous 9 - II · Q76

Q.There are 6 positive and 8 negative numbers. Four numbers are chosen at random, without replacement, and multiplied. Find the probability that the product is a positive number.

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14 numbers total (6 positive, 8 negative), n(S)=(144)=1001n(S)=\binom{14}{4}=1001. The product is positive when 0, 2, or 4 of the chosen numbers are negative: (64)(80)+(62)(82)+(60)(84)=15(1)+15(28)+1(70)=15+420+70=505\binom{6}{4}\binom{8}{0}+\binom{6}{2}\binom{8}{2}+\binom{6}{0}\binom{8}{4}=15(1)+15(28)+1(70)=15+420+70=505.

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P=5051001P=\dfrac{505}{1001}.

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