The senate in a certain state is comprised of 51 republicans, 48 democrats, and 1 independent. How many committees can be formed

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valentinak56 [21]

2 years ago

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The senate in a certain state is comprised of 51 republicans, 48 democrats, and 1 independent. How many committees can be formed

if each committee must have 3 republicans and 2 democrats

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Sedaia [141] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-04T14:44:34+03:00

Sedaia [141]2 years ago

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17 since 51 goes into 3 17 times and 2 goes into 48 24 times and 17 is the largest number that can have 3 republicans and 2 democrats. The andwer would be 17 comittees,