A COMMITTEE IS TO HAVE FOUR MEMBERS. THERE ARE SEVEN MEN AND SIX WOMEN AVAILABLE TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE. HOW MANY DIFFERENT COMMITTEES CAN BE FORMED?

168
1,287
585
17,160

The number of ways to choose four members out of thirteen is given by the combination ${13 \choose 4} = \frac{13!}{4!9!} = 715$. Therefore, there are $\boxed{715}$ different committees that can be formed.

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