Homework Help: MATH

Posted by Jake on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 3:54pm.

the class president plans to randomly select a committee of three people from three boys and five girls. How many committees are possible?

MATH - Reiny, Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 5:16pm
You are simply choosing 3 people from 8

that would be 8CHOOSE3 or C(8,3)
= 8!/(3!5!)
= 56

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