SOLUTION: Three student representatives are to be chosen from a group of five students: Andrew, Brenda, Chad, Dorothy, and Eric. In how many different ways can the representatives be chosen

Question 1111378: Three student representatives are to be chosen from a group of five students: Andrew, Brenda, Chad, Dorothy, and Eric. In how many different ways can the representatives be chosen if two must be male and one female?
The answer that i got was 12. But its wrong.
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The order of persons DOES not MATTER.


So, they are COMBINATIONS.


=  =  = {{(5*4)/(1*2)}}} =  = 10.

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On Combinations and Permutations see the lessons
    - Introduction to Permutations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Permutations
    - Problems on Permutations
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - Arranging elements of sets containing indistinguishable elements
    - Persons sitting around a cicular table
    - Combinatoric problems for entities other than permutations and combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
in this site.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".

Save the link to this textbook together with its description

Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/complex/ALGEBRA-II-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson

into your archive and use when it is needed.

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And remember: if the order does matter, then they are PERMUATIONS.


              If the order does not matter, then they are combinations.

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