Solve the problem.
-A committee is to be formed consisting of 2 men and 5 women. If the committee members are to be chosen from 9 men and 12 women, how many different committees are possible?
A) 6,842,880
B) 28,512
C) 828
D) 116,280

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The number of ways to choose 2 men from 9 is C(9,2) = 36, and the number of ways to choose 5 women from 12 is C(12,5) = 792. The total number of different committees is the product of these two combinations: 36 * 792 = 28,512.

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