Committee With Alice or Bob

Combinatorics
Committees
Easy
A committee of 4 is selected from 10 people. Alice and Bob are two of the ten people. How many committees contain at least one of Alice or Bob?
Hint 1

Use the complement: count committees with neither Alice nor Bob.

Hint 2

Total committees minus committees from the other 8 people.

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  1. 1. Total committees

    .

  2. 2. Neither Alice nor Bob

    Choosing all 4 from the remaining 8 people: .

  3. 3. Complement

    At least one of Alice/Bob: .

Answer: 140

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