document.write( "Question 1061558: In how many ways can 5 men and 7 women make up a special
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In how many ways can 5 men and 7 women make up a special
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document.write( "There can be either exactly 3 women, exactly 4 women, \r\n" );
document.write( "or exactly 5 women.\r\n" );
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document.write( "A.  Number of ways he can have 3 women and 2 men:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Choose the 3 women 7C3 ways and the 2 men 5C2 ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "That's (7C3)(5C2) = (35)(10) = 350 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "B.  Number of ways he can have 4 women and 1 man:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Choose the 4 women 7C4 ways and the 1 man 5C1 ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "That's (7C4)(5C1) = (35)(5) = 175 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "C.  Number of ways he can have 5 women and 0 men:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Choose the 5 women 7C5 ways and the 0 men 5C0 ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "That's (7C5)(5C0) = (21)(1) = 21 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total = 350+175+21 = 546 ways.\r\n" );
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