SOLUTION: An employer interviews 8 people for 6 computer programming positions in a company, and 3 of the 8 people are women. If all 8 are qualified, in how many ways can the employer fill t

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Question 804462: An employer interviews 8 people for 6 computer programming positions in a company, and 3 of the 8 people are women. If all 8 are qualified, in how many ways can the employer fill the computer programming positions if exactly 2 are women?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 2 out of 3 women and 4 out of 5 men to be chosen.
3C2*5C4
=3*5
=15 ways
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Ed