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Question 142569: A school club has 15 boys and 16 girls as members. How many different 6- person communities can be selected from the membership if equal numbers of boys and girls are to be selected?
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school club has 15 boys and 16 girls as members. How many different 6- person committies can be selected from the membership if equal numbers of boys and girls are to be selected?
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Pick 3 girls: 16C3
Pick 3 boys: 15C3
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# of committees = 16C3 *15C3 = 254,800
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Cheers,
Stan H.