document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=349633>Question 349633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5 women and 6 men are on a softball team.  Two of them are brothers.  How many ways can you form a committee of 2 women and 3 men if you keep the brothers together, either both on the committee or both off the committee?  What is the probability that the committee will have 2 women and 3 men and that the brothers will be together, either both on the committee or both off the committee?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried 5C3 x 5C2 for the first part and (5C3 x 5C2)11C5 for the second part but I don't think it's right.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 5 women and 6 men. We have to select 2 women and 3 men. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First case: both brothers are in committee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as both are in committee, now we have to choose 1 from remaining 4 men                <BR>\n" );
document.write( "no. of ways = 5C2 * 4C1 = 10 * 4 = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second case : both are not in committee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              now we have to choose all 3 men from remaining 4  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      no. of ways = 5C2 * 4C3 = 10 * 4 = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    total no. of ways = 40 + 40 = 80 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your question related to probability is not cleared...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please resubmit \r<BR>\n" );
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