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Nov 2022 p51 q6
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A Social Club has 15 members, of whom 8 are men and 7 are women. The committee of the club consists of 5 of its members.
(a) Find the number of different ways in which the committee can be formed from the 15 members if it must include more men than women.
The 15 members are having their photograph taken. They stand in three rows, with 3 people in the front row, 5 people in the middle row and 7 people in the back row.
(b) In how many different ways can the 15 members of the club be divided into a group of 3, a group of 5 and a group of 7?
Solution
(a) To form a committee with more men than women, consider the following cases:
5 men and 0 women: \(\binom{8}{5} \times \binom{7}{0} = 56\)
4 men and 1 woman: \(\binom{8}{4} \times \binom{7}{1} = 490\)
3 men and 2 women: \(\binom{8}{3} \times \binom{7}{2} = 1176\)
Adding these gives the total number of ways: \(56 + 490 + 1176 = 1722\).
(b) To divide the 15 members into groups of 3, 5, and 7:
First, choose 3 people for the first group: \(\binom{15}{3}\).
Then, choose 5 people for the second group from the remaining 12: \(\binom{12}{5}\).
The remaining 7 people form the last group: \(\binom{7}{7} = 1\).
The total number of ways is \(\binom{15}{3} \times \binom{12}{5} = 455 \times 792 = 360360\).