From a group of 10 men and 8 women, how many ways can 2 men and 3 women be chosen for 5 positions

Discussion in 'Calculator Requests' started by math_celebrity, Mar 1, 2020.

Tags:
  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    From a group of 10 men and 8 women, how many ways can 2 men and 3 women be chosen for 5 positions?

    We use combinations. Since men and women are independent, we multiply each result:
    We want 10 men choose 2 men multiplied by 8 women choose 3 women.
    Type 10C2 into our search engine and we get 45
    Type 8C3 into our search engine and we get 56

    Multiply both together:
    45 * 56 = 2,520 ways
     

Share This Page