document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980948>Question 980948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pine Lane Middle School's student council has 10 boys and 8 girls serving as representatives. A subcommittee containing 3 boys and 3 girls is formed to organize a student dance. How many different subcommittees can be formed?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #601995 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=601995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using the <a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.mathwords.com/c/combination_formula.htm\">combination formula</a>, we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 C 3 = 120 ways to pick three boys\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 C 3 = 56 ways to pick three girls\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 120*56 = 6,720 ways to form the subcommittee.  </SPAN>\n" );
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