SOLUTION: a committee of five congressmen will be selected from a group of four democrats and six republicans. find the number if ways of obtaining excalty one democrat

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Question 1146006: a committee of five congressmen will be selected from a group of four democrats and six republicans. find the number if ways of obtaining excalty one democrat
Answer by ikleyn(52798)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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They can select one democrat from the four democrats by 4 ways, and than select the remaining 4 members 
from the six republicans by   =  = 15 ways.


In all,  4 * 15 = 60 selections are possible.


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