SOLUTION: in how many ways a committe of five can be formed from out of 5 men and 3 women so as to include at least one women

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Question 811853: in how many ways a committe of five can be formed from out of 5 men and 3 women so as to include at least one women
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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in how many ways a committe of five can be formed from out of 5 men and 3 women so as to include at least one women
The number of ways of choosing r things out of n things is C(n,r).

 %22%22=%22%22 %22%22-%22%22 = C(8,5)-C(5,5) = 56-1 = 55 ways. 

Edwin