SOLUTION: a class had 20 women and 10 man . how many groups of 3 can be selected from the class?

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Question 528865: a class had 20 women and 10 man . how many groups of 3 can be selected from the class?

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20 women and 10 men is 30 people. Since there are no restrictions on the gender composition of the groups of three, you can simply consider the group of 30 people.

You need to calculate the number of combinations of 30 things taken 3 at a time. is the number of combinations of things taken at a time and is calculated by

You can do your own arithmetic.

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