A group of 9 women and 6 men must select a 4 person committee. How many committees are possible if it must consists of the following?a) two women and two men b) any mixture of men and women c) a majority of women
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The number of ways to do this is given by the combination formula C(n, k) = n! / [k!(n-k)!], where n is the total number of options, k is the number of options chosen, and ! denotes factorial. So, the number of ways to choose 2 women out of 9 is C(9, 2) = 9! / Show more…
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