Answer:
a) 1,081,575
b) 735,471
c) 1,075,140
d) 0.3159
Step-by-step explanation:
a)
This is a combination of 25 elements taken 8 at a time
[tex]\binom{25}{8}=\frac{25!}{8!(25-8)!}=\frac{25!}{8!17!}=1081575[/tex]
b)
Supposing number 1 is the best, if we leave him/her out we will now have 24 employees, so now it is a combination of 24 elements taken 8 at a time
[tex]\binom{24}{8}=\frac{24!}{8!(24-8)!}=\frac{24!}{8!16!}=735471[/tex]
c)
Let's compute the complement of this set and then subtract.
That is to say, compute how many crews do not have any of the 10 best.
This would be a combination of 25-10 = 15 taken 8 at a time
[tex]\binom{15}{8}=\frac{15!}{8!(15-8)!}=\frac{15!}{8!7!}=6435[/tex]
If we subtract this figure from the total of possible crews, we get 1,081,575 - 6,435 = 1,075,140 possible crews with at least one of the 10 best.
d)
From the figure obtained in c) we subtract the figure obtained in b) 1,075,140 - 735,471 = 339,669 and this is the number of crews that do not have number 1, so the probability that in a crew with at least one of the 10 best number 1 is not there is
339,669/1,075,140 = 0.3159