SOLUTION: in how ways can a committee consisting of 4 faculty members and 5 students be formed if there are 6 faculty and 12 students eligible to serve on the committee

Question 1066648: in how ways can a committee consisting of 4 faculty members and 5 students be formed if there are 6 faculty and 12 students eligible to serve on the committee
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in how ways can a committee consisting of 4 faculty members and 5 students be formed
if there are 6 faculty and 12 students eligible to serve on the committee
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You can select 4 faculty members of 6 by  =  = 15 ways.

You can select 5 students of 12 by  =  = 792 ways.

By combining it independently, you have 15*792 = 11880 options.

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