document.write( "Question 1198441: a company of 20 men is to be divided into 3 sections so that there are 3 men in the first, 5 in the second, and 12 in the third. in how many ways can this be done without multiplying? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Step 1:  You select 3 men from 20 men to the 1st section in   = 1140 different ways.\r\n" );
document.write( "Step 2:  Next, you select 5 men from the remaining 20-3 = 17 men in   = 6188 different ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3:  After that, you do not need to select the men into the third section: the rest of the men \r\n" );
document.write( "         after steps 1 and 2 just form this third section.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4: To find the total number of ways, multiply the numbers from steps 1 and 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Doing this way, you will obtain the answer.\r\n" );
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