Answer:
a) 8,000!/(8000 - 4)! ways
b) 15,000,000 + 7998!/(7998 - 2)! ways
c) 5,000 + 7,999!/(7,999- 3)! ways
d) 3,000 + 7,999!/(7,999- 3)! ways
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of students at Rackham Graduate School = 8,000 students
The number of PhD students = 5,000
The number of masters students = 3,000
The number of student members of the Rackham Student Government Executive Board = 4 students
a) The number of ways there are to choose the Exec Board from all Rackham students = The number of ways to choose 4 students from 8,000 = 8,000!/(8000 - 4)!
b) The number of ways of having one Master student in the board = 3,000 ways
The number of ways of having one PhD student in the board after selecting a masters student = 5,000 ways
The number of ways of selecting the remaining 2 members =
7998!/(7998 - 2)!
The total number of ways of selecting at least one masters and one PhD in the board is therefore equal to 5,000 × 3,000 + 7998!/(7998 - 2)! ways
c) The number of ways of choosing the VP position as PhD = 5,000 ways
The number of ways of choosing the other three members = 7,999!/(8000 - 3)!
Therefore, the total number of ways = 5,000 + 7,999!/(7,999- 3)! ways
d) The number of ways of choosing a masters student as the VP position = 3,000 ways
The number of ways of choosing the other three members = 7,999!/(8000 - 3)!
Therefore, the total number of ways = 3,000 + 7,999!/(7,999- 3)! ways
