SOLUTION: Bank staff consists of 20 men and 25 women. A committee of 5 is to be selected. How many different committees of 5 from the total group are there? Write symbolically and evaluate n

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Question 1140557: Bank staff consists of 20 men and 25 women. A committee of 5 is to be selected. How many different committees of 5 from the total group are there? Write symbolically and evaluate numerically.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 45 people and 5 are to be selected.
This is 45C5 or 45!/5!40!
=1,221,759 ways