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f a Congressional committee is to be made of six people selected from a group of eight Democrats and five Republicans, how many ways are there to select exactly one Republican?

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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