Adams High School is going to select a committee. The committee will have a faculty member, a male student, a female student, a parent, and a school board member. Here are the positions and the people interested in each. Position People interested Faculty member Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Washington Male student Tom, Omar, Keith, Justin Female student Donna, Charmaine, Rita, Keiko Parent Dr. Ward, Ms. Allen, Mrs. Flores, Mrs. Smith School board member Dr. Davis, Ms. Young, Mrs. King, Mr. Adams Based on this list, how many ways are there to fill the five committee positions?

512 ways

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Selection

Faculty Member = 1

Male Student = 1

Female Student = 1

Parent = 1

School Board Member = 1

Select from:

Faculty Member = 2

Male Student = 4

Female Student = 4

Parent = 4

School Board Member = 4

Required

Determine how many ways they can be selected

There are 2 faculty members of which 1 will be selected from.

Any of these two members may be selected.

So, Selection = 2

There are 4 male students of which 1 will be selected from.

Any of these four students may be selected.

So, Selection = 4

There are 4 female students of which 1 will be selected from.

Any of these four students may be selected.

So, Selection = 4

There are 4 parents of which 1 will be selected from.

Any of these four parents may be selected.

So, Selection = 4

There are 4 school board members of which 1 will be selected from.

Any of these four members may be selected.

So, Selection = 4

Total number of selection is then calculated as thus:

Hence, there are 512 ways

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