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A committee must be formed with 3 teachers and 6 students. If there are 11 teachers to choose from, and 16 students, how many different ways could the committee be made?
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A committee must be formed with 33 teachers and 66 students. If there are 1111 teachers to choose from, and 1616 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 66 students. If there are 1111 teachers to choose from, and 1616 students, how many different ways could the committee be made?\newlineAnswer:
  1. Choose Teachers Calculation: Determine the number of ways to choose 33 teachers out of 1111. We 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. For the teachers, n=11n = 11 and k=3k = 3. Calculate the number of combinations for teachers: 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\times10\times9}{3\times2\times1} = 165.
  2. Choose Students Calculation: Determine the number of ways to choose 66 students out of 1616. Again, we use the combination formula. For the students, n=16n = 16 and k=6k = 6. Calculate the number of combinations for students: C(16,6)=16!(6!(166)!)=16!(6!10!)=(16×15×14×13×12×11)(6×5×4×3×2×1)=8008C(16, 6) = \frac{16!}{(6!(16-6)!)} = \frac{16!}{(6!10!)} = \frac{(16\times15\times14\times13\times12\times11)}{(6\times5\times4\times3\times2\times1)} = 8008.
  3. Total Number of Ways Calculation: Calculate the total number of ways to form the committee by multiplying the number of combinations of teachers by the number of combinations of students.\newlineTotal number of ways = Number of ways to choose teachers ×\times Number of ways to choose students = 165×8008165 \times 8008.\newlinePerform the multiplication: 165×8008=1321320165 \times 8008 = 1321320.

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