In how many ways can we pick 1 woman and 2 men from groups of a: 8 men and 7 women, b. 3 men and 3 women?
1 Answer
Jun 16, 2017
Explanation:
This is a combinations question - we don't care in what order the committees are selected.
The general formula for combinations is:
We're picking 1 woman and 2 men from different sized pools:
a
men = 8, women = 7:
b
men = 3, women = 3: