SOLUTION: A class has 17 students, of which 3 are seniors. How many committees of size 3 can be selected if one member in each team must be a senior?
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Question 511883: A class has 17 students, of which 3 are seniors. How many committees of size 3 can be selected if one member in each team must be a senior?
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A class has 17 students, of which 3 are seniors. How many committees of size 3 can be selected if one member in each team must be a senior?
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# of ways to pick one senior: 3
# of ways to pick 2 "other" members (which may include seniors): 16C2 = 120
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Total # of committees: 3*120 = 360
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cheers,
Stan H.
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