SOLUTION: of 4 people selected, assume 5 of the 12 people are women. How many ways can the group be exactly 3 woman?
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Question 421412: of 4 people selected, assume 5 of the 12 people are women. How many ways can the group be exactly 3 woman?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
of 4 people selected, assume 5 of the 12 people are women. How many ways can the group be exactly 3 woman?
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# of ways to pick 3 woman = 5C3 = 10
# of ways to pick 1 man = 7C1 = 7
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# of ways to pick 3 woman and 1 man = 10*7 = 70
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