document.write( "Question 432741: If there is a committee of 15 people, how many ways is there to divide it into 3 subcommittees of 3 people, 5 people, and 7 people.\r
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document.write( "Since order does not matter, i have tried 15C3*15C5*15C7 I am not getting the given answer of 360360 though... \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #300007 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 15C7*8C5*3C3=360,360 Once they are on the committee of 7 you only have 8 bodies remaining for the committee of 5 and then only 3 left for the committee of 3. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |