Question

There are four men and six women on the city council. If one council member is selected for a committee at random, how likely is it that it is a woman?

Answer 1

There are four men and six women on the city council.
As one council member is to be selected for a committee at random, the sample space contains 10 (4 + 6) elements.
Let A be the event in which the selected council member is a woman.
Accordingly, n(A) = 6