A basketball team has 6 women and 6 men. How many ways are there to select the starting 5 if exactly 2 of the starters must be female?
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Since exactly 2 of the starters must be female and there are 6 women available, we need to calculate the number of combinations of choosing 2 women from 6. This can be calculated using the combination formula \( \binom{n}{k} \), which is \( \binom{6}{2} \). Show more…
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