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In How Many Ways Can a Team of 3 Boys and 3 Girls Be Selected from 5 Boys and 4 Girls?

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In how many ways can a team of 3 boys and 3 girls be selected from 5 boys and 4 girls?

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3 boys and 3 girls are to be selected from 5 boys and 4 girls.
∴ Required ways = \[{}^5 C_3 \times^4 C_3 = \frac{5}{3} \times \frac{4}{2} \times \frac{3}{1} \times \frac{4}{3} \times \frac{3}{2} \times \frac{2}{1} = 40\]

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Chapter 17: Combinations - Exercise 17.2 [Page 16]

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