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.