Boy Mow Chau's answer to Wee Teck's Junior College 2 H2 Maths Singapore question.

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Boy Mow Chau
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Amended part (iii) answer.

I am interpreting the question as asking for the number of new sub-committees where the husband and wife are not both together in the new sub-committee .
Boy Mow Chau
Boy Mow Chau
4 years ago
alternatively,

select husband only = 1 x 7C5 = 21
select wife only = 1 x 7C5 = 21
not select couple = 7C6 = 7
total possible committees = 21+21+7 = 49