Multiple choice general knowledge

A school committee consists of 2 teachers and 4 students. The number of different committees that can be formed from 5 teachers and 10 students is

  1. 10

  2. 15

  3. 2100

  4. 8
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The number of ways to choose 2 teachers from 5 is C(5,2) = 10. The number of ways to choose 4 students from 10 is C(10,4) = 210. Multiplying these gives 10 × 210 = 2100 different committees. The other options (10, 15, 8) are incorrect.

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