SOLUTION: How many combinations of 4 numbers can be made from the set of numbers {2,4,6,7,8,9} a group consists of 6 men and 4 women. If a committee of 5 people is formed, find the nu

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Question 618483: How many combinations of 4 numbers can be made from the set of numbers {2,4,6,7,8,9}

a group consists of 6 men and 4 women. If a committee of 5 people is formed, find the number of combinations of the committee that has 3 men and 2 women.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How many combinations of 4 numbers can be made from the set of numbers {2,4,6,7,8,9}
Ans 6C4 = 6C2 = (6*5)/(1*2) = 15 combinations
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a group consists of 6 men and 4 women. If a committee of 5 people is formed, find the number of combinations of the committee that has 3 men and 2 women.
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Ans: 6C3 * 4C2 = 20 * 6 = 120
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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