SOLUTION: How many different comittees can be chosen from 8 female and 10 male club members, if each committee is to contain 3 females and 3 males?
If you could explain the steps involved
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Question 637616: How many different comittees can be chosen from 8 female and 10 male club members, if each committee is to contain 3 females and 3 males?
If you could explain the steps involved to calculating this it would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Dom.
Answer by god2012(113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total number of female members = 8
Total number of male members = 10
total number of ways of choosing 3 females from 8 = 8C3
Total number of ways of choosing 3 males from 10 = 10C3
total number of committees with 3 males and 3 females = 8C3 X 10C3 = 6720
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