SOLUTION: The Saturday Night Jazz Band asked the music department of the community college to furnish a group of 5 trumpet players or a group of 4 saxophone players for prom weekend. The mus

Question 1149502: The Saturday Night Jazz Band asked the music department of the community college to furnish a group of 5 trumpet players or a group of 4 saxophone players for prom weekend. The music department has 9 trumpet players and 12 saxophone players available. How many ways can the request be filled?

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Answer by ikleyn(52835)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In + ways.

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It is about COMBINATIONS.

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    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
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Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The request can be filled with EITHER

5 of the 9 trumpet players: C(9,5) = 126

OR

4 of the 12 saxophone players: C(12,4) = 495

ANSWER: 126+495 = 621

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