A committee consisting of six people is to be selected from five women and six men. Three of the women are sisters. Find the number of ways the committee can be formed if The chosen committee consists of two particular sisters together with 3 other men and one other woman. They are seated at a round table meant for six persons. Find the number of possible arrangements if

  1. ((i))

    the chosen committee will contain exactly two men,

  2. ((ii))

    at least one of the sisters are included.

  3. ((iii))

    one of the men is to be seated between the two sisters,

  4. ((iv))

    the two sisters are sitting directly opposite each other.

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6((i))

1. Identify the number of women needed for the committee

To form a committee of 66 people with exactly 22 men, the number of women required is 6−2=46 - 2 = 4.

2. Calculate the total number of ways to form the committee

Number of ways to choose 22 men out of 66 and 44 women out of 55:
6C2×5C4=15×5=75^6C_2 \times ^5C_4 = 15 \times 5 = 75

Answer

7575

6((ii))

1. Calculate the total number of ways to form the committee without restrictions

Total number of people = 5 women+6 men=115 \text{ women} + 6 \text{ men} = 11
Total unrestricted ways to choose 6 people = (116)=462\binom{11}{6} = 462

2. Calculate the number of ways to form the committee without including any of the sisters

Number of people who are not sisters = 11−3=811 - 3 = 8
Ways to choose a committee of 6 entirely from these 8 people = (86)=28\binom{8}{6} = 28

3. Subtract the ways without sisters from the total ways to find the number of ways with at least one sister

\text{Ways with at least one sister} = 462 - 28 = 434

Answer

434

6((iii))

1. Find the number of ways to arrange the two sisters and the man between them into a single block.

We choose 11 man out of the 33 available men on the committee to sit between the sisters: (31)=3\binom{3}{1} = 3 ways.

The two sisters can swap places on either side of the chosen man in 2!=22! = 2 ways.

Treating the two sisters and this chosen man as a single block, there are 3×2=63 \times 2 = 6 ways to form this block.

2. Calculate the total number of circular arrangements for all entities.

We now arrange this block along with the remaining 33 people (22 men and 11 woman) around the round table.

Total number of entities to arrange =1 (block)+3 (individuals)=4= 1 \text{ (block)} + 3 \text{ (individuals)} = 4 entities.

The number of ways to arrange 44 entities in a circle is (4−1)!=3!=6(4 - 1)! = 3! = 6 ways.

Total possible arrangements =6×6=36= 6 \times 6 = 36.

Answer

36

6((iv))

1. Place the two sisters at the round table.

In a circular arrangement, fixing the position of one person removes the rotational symmetry, leaving 11 way to seat the first sister.
Since the two sisters must sit directly opposite each other, the second sister has only 11 available seat (directly across from the first).
Number of ways to seat the sisters = 1×1=11 \times 1 = 1.

2. Arrange the remaining committee members in the remaining seats.

The remaining 44 members (the 33 men and 11 other woman) can be arranged in the remaining 44 distinct seats in 4!4! ways.
Total number of possible arrangements = 1×4!=241 \times 4! = 24.

Answer

2424

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