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Of the 12 temporary employees...

by RobertcCarey Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:55 pm

Of the 12 temporary employees in a certain company, 4 will be hired as permanent employees. If 5 of the 12 temporary employees are women, how many of the possible groups of 4 temporary employees consist of 3 women and 1 man?

A) 22
B) 35
C) 56
D) 70
E) 105

answer is D) 70

I'd appreciate help setting up the problem properly. I came up with numbers much larger than the choices.
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Re: Of the 12 temporary employees...

by RobertcCarey Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:13 pm

I found a previous response that goes over this one.

Apologies for the double post
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Re: Of the 12 temporary employees...

by shrads.jp Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:49 am

RobertcCarey Wrote:I found a previous response that goes over this one.

Apologies for the double post


I cudnt find the previous post...can u pls help out with the solution as im not getting the answer as 70
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Re: Of the 12 temporary employees...

by RobertcCarey Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:20 pm

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Re: Of the 12 temporary employees...

by RonPurewal Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:43 am

RobertcCarey Wrote:http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/post15937.html?hilit=of%20the%2012%20temporary%20employees#p15937


thanks