Forming a committee

A committee of 4 is to be formed from a group of 5 men and 3 women.In how many ways can this be done if the committee must have at least 1 woman?


The answer is 65.

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Jihoon Kang
May 4, 2015

There are 5 + 3 C 4 = 70 ^{5+3}C_4=70 ways of making a committee of 4. Out of these, 5 C 4 = 5 ^5C_4=5 are comprised of all men. Hence there 70 5 = 65 70-5=65 ways of forming a committee with at least 1 woman.

Delna Joseph
May 5, 2015

Committee should contain at least one women. ie, more than one woman is possible in a committee.......................................................................................................................................................... No. of ways of choosing a committee including only one woman =3C1x5C3=30................................................................................................................................................. No. of ways of choosing a committee which includes 2 women =3C2x5C2=30................................................................................................................................................. No. of ways of choosing a committee which includes 3 women =3C3x5C1=5.................................................................................................................................................... therefore total ways of selection=30+30+5=65
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