In how many ways can a committee of 5 persons be formed out of 6 men and 4 women when at least one woman has to be necessarily selected?

Question:

In how many ways can a committee of 5 persons be formed out of 6 men and 4 women when at least one woman has to be necessarily selected?

Solution:

5 persons are to be selected out of 6 men and 4 women. At least, one woman has to be selected in all cases.

Required number of ways $={ }^{4} C_{1} \times{ }^{6} C_{4}+{ }^{4} C_{2} \times{ }^{6} C_{3}+{ }^{4} C_{3} \times{ }^{6} C_{2}+{ }^{4} C_{4} \times{ }^{6} C_{1}$

$=60+120+60+6$

$=246$

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