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From a group of 8 men and 16 women, how many committees of 2 men and 8
women can be formed?

User Diego Dias
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Answer: There can only be two committees of 2 men and 8 women.

Explanation:

Since one committee must have 2 men and 8 women we must use these as the restiction. Since there are 16 women these will split into two groups of 8, with the 8 men we can split it into 4 groups. It doesn't matter how many groups the men can have it matters if both requirements are met meaning there are only two committees that consist of two men and 8 women.

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