Of a group of 50 students, 20 are freshmen, 10 are sophomores, 15 are juniors, and 5 are seniors. 5 members must be chosen. How many different committees can there be if there must be exactly one senior and exactly two freshmen on the committee?

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2022-11-02

Of a group of 50 students, 20 are freshmen, 10 are sophomores, 15 are juniors, and 5 are seniors. 5 members must be chosen. How many different committees can there be if there must be exactly one senior and exactly two freshmen on the committee?

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Aliya Moore

Aliya Moore

Beginner2022-11-03Added 17 answers

( M 1 ) : 1 Senior Member, out of 5, can be chosen in 5 ways.
( M 2 ) : 2 Freshmen Members, out of 20, can be chosen in
20 C 2 = ( 20 ) ( 19 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) = 190 ways
Note that, so far, 3 Members for the Committee, comprising of
5 members, have been selected.
( M 3 ) : Hence, 2 members are yet to be selected from 25 individuals
[ 10 (Sophomores)+ 15 (Juniors)] , and, this can be done in
25 C 2 = ( 25 ) ( 24 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) = 300 ways
Using the Fundamental Principle of Counting, there can be
( 5 ) ( 190 ) ( 300 ) = 285000 Committees.

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