at a small school, one male and one female are selected to represent the student body at the PTSCA meetings. if there are 41 males and 48 females, how many different 2-person combinations are possible to represent the student body at the PTSAC meetings?

You have to select 1 male from 41 males. There are 41 possible ways to make this choice.

You have to select 1 female from 48 females. There are 48 ways to select 1 female from 48 females.

Use the product rule:

41·48=1968.

Answer: there are 1968 combinations to represent 2-person atudent body at the PTSAC meetings.