a) Out of 5 mathematicians and 7 engineers, a committee consisting of 2 mathematicians and 3 engineers is to be formed. In how many ways can this be done if one particular engineer must be in the committee?

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TOPIC: Problem Solving on Permutation and Combination.

  1. Analyze and Solve each problem.
  2. a) Out of 5 mathematicians and 7 engineers, a committee consisting of 2 mathematicians and 3 engineers is to be formed. In how many ways can this be done if one particular engineer must be in the committee?
  3. b) In a contest, there are 24 ways to choose the winners of the champion, the 1st runner-up, and the 2nd runner-up. How many contestants are there?
  4. c) In how many ways can the letters in "MATH IS FUN" be arranged if the first and the last letter must be vowels?
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