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From 8 gentlemen and 5 ladies a committee of 6 is to be formed. In how many ways can this be done so that the committee contains at least 3 ladies?

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The possible committees may include 3 ladies and 5 gentlemen, 4 ladies and 4 gentlemen or 5 ladies and 3 gentlemen.

∴Required number of ways

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