SOLUTION: A task force of 5 members is to be chosen from 6 seniors and 4 juniors. Find the number of ways in which this can be done if the task force has exactly 3 seniors. Multiple cho

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Question 1161681: A task force of 5 members is to be chosen from 6 seniors and 4 juniors. Find the number of ways in which this can be done if the task force has exactly 3 seniors.

Multiple choice answers:
a. 120
b. 252
c. 360
d. 240
Answer by greenestamps(13216) About Me  (Show Source):
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You need to choose 3 of the 6 seniors AND 2 of the 4 juniors:

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