Homework Help: math

Posted by marissa on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 7:21pm.

A department contains 12 men and 17 women.

How many ways are there to form a committee with 6 members if it must have strictly more women than men?

It is strongly recommended that you do this on paper!

how do i solve this in the calculator?

math - Claudia, Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 7:36pm
you have to list all the different possibilities in your paper.
5women 1man
4women 2men
try different combinations of 6 members where there is always more women than men

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