A committee of 5 members has to be formed from 8 boys and 12 girls. Find the number of ways to form the committee if (a) the youngest boy and youngest girl must be included, (b) at least 3 boys are included

A committee of 5 members has to be formed from 8 boys and 12 girls. Find the number of ways to form the committee if (a) the youngest boy and youngest girl must be included, (b) at least 3 boys are included

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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of ways to form the committee if
(a) the youngest boy and youngest girl must be included,
(b) at least 3 boys are included

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