ourteen students have volunteered for a committee. Eight of them are seniors and six of them are juniors. Suppose the committee must have five students (either juniors or seniors) and that one of the five must be selected as chair. How many ways are there to make the selection? Hint: begin by using the formula for counting subsets.

ourteen students have volunteered for a committee. Eight of them are seniors and six of them are juniors. Suppose the committee must have five students (either juniors or seniors) and that one of the five must be selected as chair. How many ways are there to make the selection? Hint: begin by using the formula for counting subsets.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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