Question

Oakwood Middle School is going to select a committee. The committee will have a faculty member, a student, a parent, and a school board member. If there are positions available for each, based on the last count, how many ways are there to fill the committee positions?

Answer 1

To determine the number of ways to fill the committee positions at Oakwood Middle School, we use the counting principle by multiplying the number of available individuals for each of the four positions: faculty member, student, parent, and school board member.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about the number of ways to fill committee positions at Oakwood Middle School, where the committee consists of four different types of members: a faculty member, a student, a parent, and a school board member. Since each position can be filled by selecting one individual from each group (faculty, students, parents, and school board), we use the counting principle to calculate the total number of ways to form the committee. If there are n1 faculty members, n2 students, n3 parents, and n4 school board members available, the total number of distinct committees that can be formed is n1 × n2 × n3 × n4. To answer this question accurately, the exact count of available individuals for each position should be provided.