SOLUTION: A group of 7 memebers having a majority of boys to be formed out of 6 boys and 4 girls . The number of ways the group can be formed is
a) 80
b) 100
c) 90
d) 110
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a) 80
b) 100
c) 90
d) 110
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Question 758434: A group of 7 memebers having a majority of boys to be formed out of 6 boys and 4 girls . The number of ways the group can be formed is
a) 80
b) 100
c) 90
d) 110 Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! i believe your answer will be 100.
the number of boys and girls in the 7 member group can be:
4 boys 3 girls
5 boys 2 girls
6 boys 1 girl
you can't have more than 6 boys since that's all that is available.
3 boys in the 7 member group would not be a majority because you would then have 4 girls.
4 boys 3 girls is calculated as 6C4 * 4C3 = 15 * 4 = 60
5 boys 2 girls is calculated as 6C5 * 4C2 = 6 * 6 = 36
6 boys 1 girl is calculated as 6C6 * 4C1 = 1 * 4 = 4
add them up together and you get 100 possible ways that the group can be formed where the boys are in the majority.
