SOLUTION: From a group of 6 women and 8 men, a committee consisting of 4 men and 3 women is to be formed. how many different committees can be formed if three men refuse to serve?

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Question 1185027: From a group of 6 women and 8 men, a committee consisting of 4 men and 3 women is to be formed. how many different committees can be formed if three men refuse to serve?
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From a group of 6 women and 8 men, a committee consisting of 4 men and 3 women is to be formed.
how many different committees can be formed if three men refuse to serve?
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You can select 4 men   from a group of 8-3 = 5 men   in  C%5B5%5D%5E4 = 5 different ways.

You can select 3 women from a group of 6 women in  C%5B6%5D%5E3 = %286%2A5%2A4%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%29 = 20 different ways.


Combining these different groups of men and women, you can form the commiittee in 5*20 = 100  different ways.

Solved.

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It also uses the Fundamental counting principle.

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    - Problems on Combinations
    - Fundamental counting principle problems
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