A committee consists of five executives, three women and two men. Their names are Sarah (S), Robert
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A committee consists of five executives, three women and two men. Their names are Sarah (S), Robert (R), Francisca (F), Gary (G), and Holly (H). The committee needs to select a chairperson and a secretary. It decides to make the selection randomly by drawing straws.
The person getting the longest straw will be appointed chairperson, and the one getting the shortest straw will be appointed secretary. The possible outcomes are shown in the accompanying table.
Outcomes of Committee Selections SF FS HS RS GS Key: Sarah(S)
SH FH HF RF GF Robert(R)
SR FR HR RH GH Francisca(F)
SG FG HG RG GR Gary(G)
Holly(H)
Here, for example, SF represents the outcome that Sarah (S) is appointed chairperson and Francisca (F) is appointed secretary. List the outcomes constituting each of the four events below.
Event E1 is defined as the event a male is appointed chairperson.
What outcomes constitute event E1? Event E2 is defined as the event Holly (H) is appointed chairperson. What outcomes constitute event E2? Event E3 is defined as the event Robert (R) is appointed secretary.
What outcomes constitute event E3? Event E4 is defined as the event only males are appointed. What outcomes constitute event E4?
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