SOLUTION: Suppose the group consists of 8 Democrats and 5 Republicans. If a committee of 3 is formed, find: a. The number of different committees b. The number of different committees tha

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Question 412543: Suppose the group consists of 8 Democrats and 5 Republicans. If a committee of 3 is formed, find:
a. The number of different committees
b. The number of different committees that have at least one Democrat.

Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

a) no. of ways to select 3 from 13 = 13C3 = 286

b) no. of ways to select 3 that have no Democrat (only republicans) = 5C3 = 10
no. of different committees that have at least one Democrat = 286- 10 = 276


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