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To find: the possible groups of men and women that have at least four women.
Answer to Problem 33E
163
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Let the girls and boys be denoted by
Total committee members are 8.
The committee should have at least 4 women.
Calculation:
Use Pascal triangle to evaluate the possible groups of 8 members having at least 4 women as follows:
Now evaluate
The groups having at least 4 women are as follows:
Thus, the possible groups are 163.
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