a gym class has 10 boys and 12 girls. how many ways can a team of 6 be selected if the team must have the same number of boys and girls

The number of ways of selecting the team is 26,400 ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

total number boys in the gym, b = 10 boys

total number of girls in the gym, g = 12 girls

number of team to be selected, n = 6

If there must equal number of boys and girls in the team, then the team must consist of 3 boys and 3 girls.

Number of ways of choosing 3 boys from the total of 10 =

Number of ways of choosing 3 girls from a total of 12 =

The number of ways of combining the two possibilities;

Therefore, the number of ways of selecting the team is 26,400 ways.

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