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A committee must be formed with 3 teachers and 5 students. If there are 11 teachers to choose from, and 12 students, how many different ways could the committee be made?
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A committee must be formed with 33 teachers and 55 students. If there are 1111 teachers to choose from, and 1212 students, how many different ways could the committee be made?\newlineAnswer:

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Q. A committee must be formed with 33 teachers and 55 students. If there are 1111 teachers to choose from, and 1212 students, how many different ways could the committee be made?\newlineAnswer:
  1. Calculate Teachers Combinations: To determine the number of different ways to form the committee, we need to calculate the combinations of teachers and students separately and then multiply them together. For the teachers, we will use the combination formula which is C(n,k)=n!k!(nk)!C(n, k) = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}, where nn is the total number of items to choose from, kk is the number of items to choose, and !"!" denotes factorial.
  2. Calculate Students Combinations: First, we calculate the number of ways to choose 33 teachers from 1111. Using the combination formula, we get C(11,3)=11!3!(113)!=11!3!8!=11×10×93×2×1=165C(11, 3) = \frac{11!}{3!(11-3)!} = \frac{11!}{3!8!} = \frac{11 \times 10 \times 9}{3 \times 2 \times 1} = 165.
  3. Multiply Total Combinations: Next, we calculate the number of ways to choose 55 students from 1212. Using the combination formula again, we get C(12,5)=12!5!(125)!=12!5!7!=(12×11×10×9×8)(5×4×3×2×1)=792C(12, 5) = \frac{12!}{5!(12-5)!} = \frac{12!}{5!7!} = \frac{(12 \times 11 \times 10 \times 9 \times 8)}{(5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1)} = 792.
  4. Multiply Total Combinations: Next, we calculate the number of ways to choose 55 students from 1212. Using the combination formula again, we get C(12,5)=12!5!(125)!=12!5!7!=12×11×10×9×85×4×3×2×1=792C(12, 5) = \frac{12!}{5!(12-5)!} = \frac{12!}{5!7!} = \frac{12 \times 11 \times 10 \times 9 \times 8}{5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} = 792.Now, we multiply the number of combinations of teachers by the number of combinations of students to find the total number of ways to form the committee. So, we have 165165 (ways to choose teachers) ×792\times 792 (ways to choose students) =130680= 130680.

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