SOLUTION: From a group of 5 men and 4 women, a committee is to be formed consisting of 2 men and 2 women. The number of possible ways this committee can be formed

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Question 977608: From a group of 5 men and 4 women, a committee is to be formed consisting of 2 men
and 2 women. The number of possible ways this committee can be formed

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From a group of 5 men and 4 women, a committee is to be formed consisting of 2 men and 2 women. The number of possible ways this committee can be formed
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# of ways to select 2 men:: 5C2 = 10
# of ways to select 2 women:: 4C2 = 6
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Ans: # of possible committee:: 10*6 = 60
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Stan H.
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