SOLUTION: A United States Delegation consists of 6 Americans, 5 Russians, and 4 Chinese. How many committees of three people have more Americans than Russians? AND How many committees of t

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Question 890885: A United States Delegation consists of 6 Americans, 5 Russians, and 4 Chinese. How many committees of three people have more Americans than Russians?
AND
How many committees of three people do not have all three Americans?
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A United States Delegation consists of 6 Americans, 5 Russians, and 4 Chinese.
How many committees of three people have more Americans than Russians?
Case 1:  1 American, 0 Russians, 2 Chinese

6 Americans choose 1, C(6,1) = 6
5 Russians choose 0, C(5,0) = 1
4 Chinese choose 2, C(4,2) = 6

6󪻖 = 36 ways

Case 2:  2 Americans, 0 Russians, 1 Chinese

6 Americans choose 2, C(6,2) = 15
5 Russians choose 0, C(5,0) = 1
4 Chinese choose 1, C(4,1) = 4

15󪻔 = 60 ways

Case 3:  2 Americans, 1 Russian, 0 Chinese

6 Americans choose 2, C(6,2) = 15
5 Russians choose 1, C(5,1) = 5
4 Chinese choose 0, C(4,0) = 1

15󬊁 = 75 ways

Case 4:  3 Americans, 0 Russians, 0 Chinese

3 Americans choose 2, C(6,3) = 20
0 Russians choose 1, C(5,1) = 1
0 Chinese choose 0, C(4,0) = 1

20󪻑 = 20 ways

Answer: 36+60+75+20 = 191 committees with more Ameericans than Russaians.

AND
How many committees of three people do not have all three Americans
First we calculate the number of possible committees of three people.
There are 6+5+4 = 15 people

15 people choose 3 = C(15,3) = 455 committees

From that we subtract the number of all American committees.

6 Americans choose 3 = C(6,3) = 20

Answer = 455 - 20 = 435

Edwin

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