An employee consists of 17 men and 12 women. In how many ways can this employee choose a committee of 3 men and 4 women?
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This can be calculated using the combination formula: C(n, r) = n! / (r!(n-r)!) where n is the total number of items and r is the number of items to be chosen. In this case, n = 17 (total number of men) and r = 3 (number of men to be chosen). C(17, 3) = 17! / Show more…
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