1. Determine the number of different 3-people or 4-people committees that can be formed from the 8 grade eleven students and the 7 grade 12 students. 2. A school plays a series of 2 basketball matches. For each match, there are 3 possibilities: win, draw, or loss. How many possible results are there for the series?

1. Determine the number of different 3-people or 4-people committees that can be formed from the 8 grade eleven students and the 7 grade 12 students. 2. A school plays a series of 2 basketball matches. For each match, there are 3 possibilities: win, draw, or loss. How many possible results are there for the series?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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