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Question: 2016 Fall Midterm - 7

Author: Michiel Smid
What does $$ {w \choose 3} \cdot {m \choose 2} + {w \choose 4} \cdot m + {w \choose 5} $$ count?
(a)
The number of ways to choose 5 people out of a group consisting of $w$ women and $m$ men, where at most 3 women can be chosen.
(b)
The number of ways to choose 5 people out of a group consisting of $w$ women and $m$ men, where at least 3 men must be chosen.
(c)
The number of ways to choose 5 people out of a group consisting of $w$ women and $m$ men, where at most 3 men can be chosen.
(d)
The number of ways to choose 5 people out of a group consisting of $w$ women and $m$ men, where at least 3 women must be chosen.