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1. A committee of 3 men and 4 women is to be formed from 5 men and 6 women. If a particular woman is not to be included, how many different committees are possible​

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Explanation:

Taking the men first: there are 5 ways to form a 4-man committee out of 5 men.

Taking the women now: There are 20 ways to form a 3-woman committee out of 6 women.

Each of the 5 possible male groups can be combined with any of the 20 possible female groups.

So: 100.

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