From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to ...
Problem OverviewWe need to select a committee of 5 persons from a group of 7 men and 6 women, ensuring that at least 3 men are included.
Possible CombinationsTo satisfy the condition of having at least 3 men, we have three scenarios:
- Scenario 1: 3 men and 2 women
- Scenario 2: 4 men and 1 woman
- Scenario 3: 5 men
Calculating the Combinations1.
Scenario 1: 3 Men and 2 Women - Choose 3 men from 7: C(7, 3)
- Choose 2 women from 6: C(6, 2)
- Total ways: C(7, 3) * C(6, 2)
2.
Scenario 2: 4 Men and 1 Woman - Choose 4 men from 7: C(7, 4)
- Choose 1 woman from 6: C(6, 1)
- Total ways: C(7, 4) * C(6, 1)
3.
Scenario 3: 5 Men - Choose 5 men from 7: C(7, 5)
- Total ways: C(7, 5)
Calculating Each Scenario- C(7, 3) = 35, C(6, 2) = 15, thus Scenario 1 = 35 * 15 = 525
- C(7, 4) = 35, C(6, 1) = 6, thus Scenario 2 = 35 * 6 = 210
- C(7, 5) = 21, thus Scenario 3 = 21
Total CombinationsTotal ways = Scenario 1 + Scenario 2 + Scenario 3
Total ways = 525 + 210 + 21 = 756
Final AnswerThus, the total number of ways to form the committee is
756, which corresponds to option 'D'.