Problema Solution

Oakwood Middle School is going to select a committee. The committee will have a faculty member, a male student, a female student, a parent, and a school board member.

Here are the positions and the people interested in each.

Position People Interested

Faculty Member Dr. Wong, Mr. Gray

Male Student Juan, Felipe, Eric, Miguel, Boris, Aldo

Female Student Carmen, Salma, Lashonda, Ashley, Amy, Kaitlin

Parent Mrs. Carter, Dr. King, Mr. Evans, Ms. Rodriguez

School Board Member Ms. Wright, Mr. Ross, Dr. Simmons, Mrs. Scott

Based on this list, how many ways are there to fill the five committee positions?

Answer provided by our tutors

Number of faculty members: 2

Number of male students: 6

Number of female students: 6

Number of parents: 4

Number of school board members: 4

2 X 6 X 6 X 4 X 4 = 1,152 ways to fill the 5 committee positions.