The homework for English class was to write a poem. The teacher wants to ask 4 students, 2 boys and 2 girls, to read their poems for the class. If there are 10 boys and 15 girls, how many different combinations of 2 boys and 2 girls can the teacher select?[(254)(102)⋅(152)], 10!⋅8!2!⋅2!⋅18!18!2×⋅12!⋅4!25!⋅24!⋅21⋅20
Q. The homework for English class was to write a poem. The teacher wants to ask 4 students, 2 boys and 2 girls, to read their poems for the class. If there are 10 boys and 15 girls, how many different combinations of 2 boys and 2 girls can the teacher select?[(254)(102)⋅(152)], 10!⋅8!2!⋅2!⋅18!18!2×⋅12!⋅4!25!⋅24!⋅21⋅20
Calculate Boys Combination: Calculate the number of ways to choose 2 boys out of 10. We use the combination formula, which is C(n,k)=k!(n−k)!n!, where n is the total number of items, k is the number of items to choose, and "!" denotes factorial. For 2 boys out of 10, we have C(10,2)=2!(10−2)!10!=2!8!10!=2×110×9=45.
Calculate Girls Combination: Calculate the number of ways to choose 2 girls out of 15. Using the combination formula again, we have C(15,2)=(2!(15−2)!)15!=(2!13!)15!=(2×1)(15×14)=105.
Calculate Total Combinations: Calculate the total number of combinations of 2 boys and 2 girls.Since the selections of boys and girls are independent events, we multiply the number of ways to choose the boys by the number of ways to choose the girls.Total combinations = C(10,2)×C(15,2)=45×105.
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the total number of combinations.Total combinations = 45×105=4725.
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