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# If there are 16 people to choose from, what is the ratio of the number

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If there are 16 people to choose from, what is the ratio of the number of possible 7-person committees to the number of possible 8-person committees?

(A) 7:8
(B) 8:7
(C) 7:9
(D) 8:9
(E) 9:8

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21 Jan 2018, 03:35
Bunuel wrote:
If there are 16 people to choose from, what is the ratio of the number of possible 7-person committees to the number of possible 8-person committees?

(A) 7:8
(B) 8:7
(C) 7:9
(D) 8:9
(E) 9:8

Number of ways of selecting $$7$$ people out of $$16$$ people $$=16_C_7$$

Number of ways of selecting $$8$$ people out of $$16$$ people $$=16_C_8$$

Hence the ratio $$= \frac{16_C_7}{16_C_8}=\frac{8}{9}$$

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21 Jan 2018, 05:12
16C7 divided by 16C8= 8:9.
Hence D
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21 Jan 2018, 05:18
What if each committee member is assigned a different role? Say, finance member, technical member, etc. Doesn't the combination become permutation in this case since even the order and thus the role in the committee shall also matter?
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21 Jan 2018, 05:21
tush1992 wrote:
What if each committee member is assigned a different role? Say, finance member, technical member, etc. Doesn't the combination become permutation in this case since even the order and thus the role in the committee shall also matter?

The word clearly says choose and not assign different roles. So as per me it should be combination since order and assignment does not matter
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21 Jan 2018, 05:43
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tush1992 wrote:
What if each committee member is assigned a different role? Say, finance member, technical member, etc. Doesn't the combination become permutation in this case since even the order and thus the role in the committee shall also matter?

The word clearly says choose and not assign different roles. So as per me it should be combination since order and assignment does not matter

That seems like the most possible explanation. Also, even if its a permutation, the answer is still 8:9 (So awfully stupid of me. Should have calculated this earlier).
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