Out of 5 men and 3 women, a committee of three members is to be formed so that it has 1 woman and 2 men. In… · ABC26GN5300

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Permutations and Combinations · Exam: Bank P.O. 2009

Out of 5 men and 3 women, a committee of three members is to be formed so that it has 1 woman and 2 men. In how many different ways can it be done?

(a)10

(b)20

(c)23

(d)30

(e)None of these

Answer

Answer (as printed): D

Explanation

Required number of ways = ( C × C ) = 3 × 52 ×× 41 = 30. 3 1 5 2

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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