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A committee of two persons is selected from two men and two women. The probability that the committee will have exactly one woman is.

A

`(1)/(6)`

B

`(1)/(3)`

C

`(1)/(2)`

D

`(2)/(3)`

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A
2 Men + 2 Women .
Required probability `=(""^(2)C_(0) xx ""^(2)C_(2))/(""^(4)C_(2)) = (1xx1)/(6) = (1)/(6)`
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