Final answer:
There are 7,056 different committees that consist of 3 women and 3 men.
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to find the number of different committees that consist of 3 women and 3 men, we need to consider the combinations that can be formed from the available options. There are 9 women to choose from, and we need to select 3 of them. This can be done in C(9, 3) ways. Similarly, there are 9 men to choose from, and we need to select 3 of them, which can be done in C(9, 3) ways as well. Since the selection of women and men are independent of each other, we can multiply the two combinations together to find the total number of different committees.
C(9, 3) * C(9, 3) = (9! / (3! * (9-3)!)) * (9! / (3! * (9-3)!))
= (9*8*7)/(3*2*1) * (9*8*7)/(3*2*1)
= 84 * 84
= 7056