SOLUTION: Suppose that there are 7 women and 5 men in a department.
a). How many ways a committee of 4 people can be selected if there must be 2 men and 2 women?
b). How many
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a). How many ways a committee of 4 people can be selected if there must be 2 men and 2 women?
b). How many
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Question 1142801: Suppose that there are 7 women and 5 men in a department.
a). How many ways a committee of 4 people can be selected if there must be 2 men and 2 women?
b). How many ways a committee of 4 people be selected if there is no requirement for number in regards to gender?
c). How many ways can a committee of 4 people be selected if there must be at least 1 man? Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source):
(a) Need to choose 2 of the 7 women AND 2 of the 5 men: (7C2)*(5C2)
(b) Can choose any 4 of the 12 total: (12C4)
(c) Can choose any combination EXCEPT 4 women and 0 men: (12C4) - (7C4)*(4C0)
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