Some causative and causative passive questions.

Hi everyone. I have a couple of questions regarding the following sentences. If you could help that would be appreciated.

First, Are these two translations correct?

博さんは美智子さんにアイロンをかけさせま = Hiroshi makes Michiko iron.
道子さんは博さんにイロンをかけさせられます = Michiko is made to iron by Hiroshi.

Second, this translation is taken directly from a one of the genki textbooks.

私は後輩に好きな人の電話番号を調べさせます = I make/let the junior students search for the number of the person I like.

My question is, why does this sentence refer specifically to the person that the speaker likes? Could this sentence not as easily be made to mean I make/let the junior students search for the number of the person they like?

Thank you in advance.

GenjiMain said:

First, Are these two translations correct?

博さんは美智子さんにアイロンをかけさせま = Hiroshi makes Michiko iron.
道子さんは博さんにイロンをかけさせられます = Michiko is made to iron by Hiroshi.

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Yes, excepts typos.
博さんは美智子さんにアイロンをかけさせます。
道子さんは博さんにアイロンをかけさせられます。

GenjiMain said:

Second, this translation is taken directly from a one of the genki textbooks.

私は後輩に好きな人の電話番号を調べさせます = I make/let the junior students search for the number of the person I like.

My question is, why does this sentence refer specifically to the person that the speaker likes? Could this sentence not as easily be made to mean I make/let the junior students search for the number of the person they like?

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It's because the subject/topic of the sentence is 私. It's about "me", so "the person I like" is the most common interpretation. If they are talking about the person the junior student likes previously, 好きな人 refers to "the person they like", though.