SOLUTION: A company decides to send two people on a business trip, using either two men or two women.There are 8 men and 5 women eligible for this trip. How many ways are there to do this? E

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Question 1177353: A company decides to send two people on a business trip, using either two men or two women.There are 8 men and 5 women eligible for this trip. How many ways are there to do this? Explain and show work.
Answer by ikleyn(52914) About Me  (Show Source):
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C%5B8%5D%5E2 = 28 pairs of men  or  C%5B5%5D%5E2 = 10 pairs of women.


In all, there are  28 + 10 = 38 ways to do it.    ANSWER

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