document.write( "Question 1187136: Out of 6 women and 8 men , a committee consisting of 4 woman and 5 men is to be formed.How many committee are possible? Provided that a woman and any other man must be in a committee \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #818077 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "The \"provided that...\" phrase is unclear.... \n" ); document.write( "On first reading, it sounds to me as if the committee is supposed to be made up of one particular woman and any man. But that makes a committee of 1 man and 1 woman -- not 4 women and 5 men. \n" ); document.write( "And many other interpretations of the phrase are possible. \n" ); document.write( "Re-post the problem clearly. (Hint: proper English -- including spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure -- is helpful) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |