The Senate in a certain state is comprised of 60 Republicans, 37 Democrats, and 3 Independents. 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, because the order in which we select the Republicans does not matter. The formula for combinations is 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 Show more…
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