A committee has 5 men and 6 women. What are the number of ways of selecting a group of eight persons?  Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 165  B) 187  C) 277  D) 266  E) 261
Total number of persons in the committee = 5 + 6= 
<gadget id="calculator">5 + 6</gadget>
<output>11</output>
11   Number of ways of selecting group of eight persons= ¹¹C₈ = ¹¹C₃ = (11 * 10 * 9)/(3 * 2)= 
<gadget id="calculator">(11 * 10 * 9)/(3 * 2)</gadget>
<output>165</output>
165 ways   165nswer: 165
<result>A</result>
A committee has 5 men and 6 women. What are the number of ways of selecting a group of eight persons?