document.write( "Question 259141: Please show me how to use combinations to solve: How many ways can a committee of 6 men and 8 women be selected from a group of 12 men and 20 women? \r
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Please show me how to use combinations to solve: How many ways can a committee of 6 men and 8 women be selected from a group of 12 men and 20 women? \r
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document.write( "Remember: \"AND\" means \"MULTIPLY\" and \"OR\" means \"ADD\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "This problem is selecting the men AND the women so you MULTIPLY.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can select the 6 men any of \"12%21%2F%286%216%21%29\" = 924 ways. \r\n" );
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document.write( "You can select the 8 women any of \"20%21%2F%288%2112%21%29\" = 125970 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get each of those and multiply them.  Answer:  116396280 ways.\r\n" );
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