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?
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There are 5 + 3 C 4 = 7 0 ways of making a committee of 4. Out of these, 5 C 4 = 5 are comprised of all men. Hence there 7 0 − 5 = 6 5 ways of forming a committee with at least 1 woman.