SOLUTION: from a group of 8 boys and 6 girls, only one of each gender can be chosen to attend the conference. in how many ways can the selection be made?

Question 194354: from a group of 8 boys and 6 girls, only one of each gender can be chosen to attend the conference. in how many ways can the selection be made?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
from a group of 8 boys and 6 girls, only one of each gender can be chosen to attend the conference. in how many ways can the selection be made?


For each of the 8 ways to select the boy, there are 6 ways
to select the girl. 

That's 8*6 or 48 ways

Edwin

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