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Question

Hale Middle School is going to select a committee. The committee will have a faculty member, a male student, a female student, and a parent. Here are the positions and the people interested in each.

Position                               People Interested
Faculty Member: Ms. Green, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Perry, Dr. Jenkins
Male Student: Ali, Felipe, Austin, Rafael, Eric, John
Female Student: Yolanda, Tammy, Amanda, Nicole, Melissa, Keiko
Parent: Dr. Patterson, Mrs. Cox, Mr. Flores, Mrs. Moore, Mr. Gonzales

 

Based on this list, how many ways are there to fill the four committee positions?

Answer 1

There are no overlapping names among the choices, so

5(5)(6)(5) = 750.