A committee has 5 men and 6 women. What are the number of ways of selecting a group of eight persons?\nOptions:\n(A) 165\n(B) 185\n(C) 205\n(D) 225\n(E) 245 Stream of consciousness first, then make a decision:
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Total number of persons in the committee = 5 + 6 = 11\nNumber of ways of selecting group of eight persons = ¹¹C₈ = ¹¹C₃ = (11 * 10 * 9)/(3 * 2) = 165 ways.
Thus, the answer is (A).
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