A committee of 5 delegates is to be chosen from a group of 17 delgates, 10 of whom are women. If at most 3 of the delegates in the committee are to be women, what is the total number of distinct committees which can be chosen?

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A committee of 5 delegates is to be chosen from a group of 17 delgates, 10 of
whom are women. If at most 3 of the delegates in the committee are to be
women, what is the total number of distinct committees which can be chosen? 

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