SOLUTION: Prof. Shanks assigns 6 students to work on a project. The group is to have no more than 1 freshman. In how many ways can the group be selected if there are 6 freshmen and 9 sophomo
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Question 1150344: Prof. Shanks assigns 6 students to work on a project. The group is to have no more than 1 freshman. In how many ways can the group be selected if there are 6 freshmen and 9 sophomores in the class?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The group can have either 6 sophomores, or 5 sophomores and 1 freshman:
You could be more mathematically "complete" by saying the group can have either 6 sophomores AND 0 FRESHMEN, or 5 sophomores and 1 freshman:
Use a calculator if necessary to get a numerical answer.
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