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Question 1189781: Five professors are to selected to become the memebers of the masters plan committe from a list of six professors from the school of business,four professors from the school of eductaion and two professors from the school of sciences of the city college. How many distinctly constituted committe are possible?
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Five professors are to highlight%28be%29 selected to become the members of the masters plan committee
from a list of six professors from the school of business, four professors from the school of education
and two professors from the school of sciences of the city college.
How many distinctly constituted committee are possible?
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Total number of professors in the list is 6 + 4 + 2 = 12 to chose from.


5 professors from 12 can be selected in  C%5B12%5D%5E5 = %2812%2A11%2A10%2A9%2A8%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%2A4%2A5%29 = 792 ways.    ANSWER

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