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Question 855455: From agroup of 7men & 8women,5 persons are selected to form a committee so that atleast 3men are there on committee.in how many ways can it be done?
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Men[7] - (1) 3 : (2) 4
women[8] - (1) 2 : (2) 1
commitee[5]
1)7C3 * 8C2 = 980
2)7C4 * 8C1 = 280
number of ways commitee can be formed=1260