ACT Math · Probability and counting
A committee of 2 men and 2 women is to be chosen from a group of 5 men and 6 women. How many different committees are possible?
A committee of 2 men and 2 women is to be chosen from a group of 5 men and 6 women. How many different committees are possible?
Answer and explanation
Answer: H: 150
Choose the men and the women separately, then multiply. The number of ways to pick of the men is , and the number of ways to pick of the women is . The total is , choice H. Choice G () multiplies only one of the combinations by something unrelated. Choice F () is , a permutation of the men. Choice J () is , the number of ways to choose people with no restriction on gender. The committee must have exactly two of each, so the separate counts multiply.
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