A city council will select 2 of 8 available firefighters and 1 of 6 available police officers to ...
A city council will select 2 of 8 available firefighters and 1 of 6 available police officers to serve on an advisory panel. How many different groups of 3 could serve on the panel?
Answer/Solution
168
Steps/Work
OA C
8C2 * 6C1
using the combination formula to choose 2 from 8 and 1 from 6
8C2 * 6C1
using the combination formula to choose 2 from 8 and 1 from 6