SOLUTION: A professor decided to create a student committee of three students. Initially he selects 5 females and 4 males. How many possible committees can be created with 3 males and how ma
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Question 460671: A professor decided to create a student committee of three students. Initially he selects 5 females and 4 males. How many possible committees can be created with 3 males and how many can be created with 2 females?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each committee will have 3 people on it.
3 males: 4C3=4
2 females + 1 male: 5C2 * 4C1 = 10*4 = 40
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Ed
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