SOLUTION: A group of 9 workers decide to send a delegation of 3 to their supervisor to discuss their grievances. If there are 4 women and 5 men in the group, how many delegations would i

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Question 962243: A group of 9 workers decide to send a delegation of 3 to their supervisor to discuss their grievances.
If there are 4 women and 5 men in the group, how many delegations would include at least 1 woman?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A group of 9 workers decide to send a delegation of 3 to their supervisor to discuss their grievances.
If there are 4 women and 5 men in the group, how many delegations would include at least 1 woman?
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# of possible delegations:: 9C3
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# with no women:: 5C3
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# with at least 1 woman: 9C3-5C3 = 74
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Cheers,
Stan H.