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5 member committee 12c5
And 6 member 12c6
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­­If a club has 12 members, what is the ratio of the number of different possible 6-member committees that can be formed to the number of different possible 5-member committees that can be formed?

A: 7 to 1
B: 6 to 1
C: 7 to 5
D: 6 to 5
E: 7 to 6­

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­If a club has 12 members, what is the ratio of the number of different possible 6-member committees that can be formed to the number of different possible 5-member committees that can be formed?

A: 7 to 1
B: 6 to 1
C: 7 to 5
D: 6 to 5
E: 7 to 6­
­The number of 6-member committees that can be formed from 12 memebers is 12C6 = 12!/(6!6!)

­The number of 5-member committees that can be formed from 12 memebers is 12C5 = 12!/(7!5!)

The ratio, thus is 

    \(\frac{\frac{12!}{6!6!}}{\frac{12!}{7!5!}} = \)

    \(=\frac{12!}{6!6!} * \frac{7!5!}{12!}=\)

    \(=\frac{7}{6}\)

Answer: E.­


why cant we just say the way of making 6 communities is 12*11*10*9*8*7
                                                          5 communities is 12*11*10*9*8

so i just divided the two and got 7:1. can you please help in explaining when do we use which approach? Thanks
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­If a club has 12 members, what is the ratio of the number of different possible 6-member committees that can be formed to the number of different possible 5-member committees that can be formed?

A: 7 to 1
B: 6 to 1
C: 7 to 5
D: 6 to 5
E: 7 to 6­
­The number of 6-member committees that can be formed from 12 memebers is 12C6 = 12!/(6!6!)

­The number of 5-member committees that can be formed from 12 memebers is 12C5 = 12!/(7!5!)

The ratio, thus is 

    \(\frac{\frac{12!}{6!6!}}{\frac{12!}{7!5!}} = \)

    \(=\frac{12!}{6!6!} * \frac{7!5!}{12!}=\)

    \(=\frac{7}{6}\)

Answer: E.­


why cant we just say the way of making 6 communities is 12*11*10*9*8*7
                                                          5 communities is 12*11*10*9*8

so i just divided the two and got 7:1. can you please help in explaining when do we use which approach? Thanks
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Because the number of ways to select 6 items out of 12 is given by 12C6­.

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]Okay but if the ques was suppose "ratio of number of 5 diff dgit codes that can be formed to the 4 digit codes that can be formed" 
then ans would be 6:1. right? so how are these 2 ques different? arent they the same concept? ­
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]Okay but if the ques was suppose "ratio of number of 5 diff dgit codes that can be formed to the 4 digit codes that can be formed" 
then ans would be 6:1. right? so how are these 2 ques different? arent they the same concept? ­
­If the digits must be different the answer would be 10C5/10104. If the digits can repreat the asnwer would be 10^5/10^4.
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Can someone explain the Denominator aspect? Why would there be two 6! instead of just one? and why would it be 7!5! instead of just 5!?

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Choosing n items out of k distinct items is given by \(nCk = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}\).

Hence, the number of ways to choose 6 members from 12 members is \(12C6 = \frac{12!}{6!(12-6)!­}\) and the number of ways to choose 7 members from 12 members is \(12C7 = \frac{12!}{7!(12-7)!­}\)

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