Thirteen people on a softball team show up for a game.a) How many ways are there to choose 10 players to take the field?b) How m
any ways are there to assign the 10 positions by selecting players from the 13 people who show up?c) Of the 13 people who show up, three are women. How many ways are there to choose 10 players to take the field if at least one of these players must be a woman?
The answer is 36. Say 42 + 42 is 84. Since one of the number is 6 more than the other, add 6 the first 42 and subtract 6 from the other number which will be 48 + 36 = 84. So the smaller of the two is 36.