SOLUTION: A class contains 7 women and 7 men. Suppose we choose three random students. How many ways can we choose exactly 1 woman?

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Question 527275: A class contains 7 women and 7 men. Suppose we choose three random students. How many ways can we choose exactly 1 woman?

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A class contains 7 women and 7 men. Suppose we choose three random students. How many ways can we choose exactly 1 woman?
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# or ways to pick 1 woman: 7
# of ways to pick 2 men: 7C2 = 21
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# of ways to choose exactly 1 woman in a group of 3: 7*21 = 147
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Stan H.
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