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I am unsure how to do this permutation / combination problem. Could someone walk me through it?

I am unsure how to do this permutation / combination problem. Could someone walk me-example-1
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number of boys-9

number of girls-6

9C6 × 6C4 + (probability of 6 boys and 4 girls)

9C7 × 6C3 + (7 boys 3 girls)

9C8 × 6C2 + (8 boys 2 girls)

9C9 × 6C1 (9 boys 1 girl)

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