document.write( "Question 1032438: A class has 24 students, 17 girls and 7 boys. A team of 6 needs to be formed. How many ways can the team have two or more boys? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "(Number of teams of 6 without regard to gender) \r\n" );
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document.write( "(Number of all-girl teams)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(Number of all 5-girl, 1 boy teams)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(24 students choose 6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(17 girls choose 6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(17 girls choose 5)*(7 boys choose 1) \r\n" );
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document.write( "24C6 - 17C6 - (17C5)*(7C1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "134596 - 12376 - 6188*7 = 78904\r\n" );
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