SOLUTION: A pool of possible jurors consists of 11 men and 16 women. How many different juries consisting of 5 men and 7 women are possible? A) 17,383,860 B) 6,652,800 C) 5,285,280 D)

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Question 226157: A pool of possible jurors consists of 11 men and 16 women. How many different juries consisting of 5 men and 7 women are possible?
A) 17,383,860
B) 6,652,800
C) 5,285,280
D) 24,036,660
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First, pick the men. How many ways to pick 5 things out of 11 things?



Then for each of those ways, how many ways are there to select 7 women from 16 women.

Same sort of calculation, different numbers:



Do the calculations and then multiply the two results.

John