The Senate in a certain state is comprised of 55 Republicans, 44 Democrats, and 1 independent. How many committees can be formed if each committee must have 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats?
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This is a combination problem, which can be solved using the formula for combinations: C(n, k) = n! / [k!(n-k)!], where n is the total number of options, k is the number of options to choose, and "!" denotes factorial. Using this formula, the number of ways to Show more…
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