Suppose that a department contains 8 men and 15 women. How many ways are there to form a committee with six members if it must have more women than men?

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Required

Determine the number of selections if the committee must have more women

To have more women, the selection has to be:

(4 women and 2 men) or (5 women and 1 man) or (6 women and 0 man)

Where each selection is calculated using:

So, the selection is calculated as thus:

.5 lb

step-by-step explanation:

12 in / 6 in =2 in

.25 x 2 = .5 lb