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#927 · Combinatorics · Counting

Committee with Exactly One Officer

From 4 officers and 8 privates, in how many ways can a committee of 6 be chosen that includes exactly one officer?

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XI. Permutations and Combinations, Examples XI.a, No. 18 (part 1)

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