Lewis 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

Question

Faculty member: Ms. King, Dr Pham
Male student: Kareem, Charlie, Eric, Ivan, Lamar, Omar
Female student: Heather, Ann, Charmaine, Debra, Amanda, Donna
Parent: Mr Evans, Dr Martin, Mrs Jenkins, Ms Baker

Based on this list how many ways are there to fill 4 committee positions

Answer 1

To determine the number of ways to fill the 4 committee positions, we need to multiply the number of options for each position.

Faculty member: 2 options (Ms. King or Dr. Pham)
Male student: 6 options (Kareem, Charlie, Eric, Ivan, Lamar, Omar)
Female student: 6 options (Heather, Ann, Charmaine, Debra, Amanda, Donna)
Parent: 4 options (Mr. Evans, Dr. Martin, Mrs. Jenkins, Ms. Baker)

Therefore, the number of ways to fill the 4 committee positions is:

2 x 6 x 6 x 4 = 288 ways. Answer: \boxed{288}.