An office has 6 employees; there are 5 female employees and 1 male employee. In how many ways can a 3-person committee

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An office has 6 employees; there are 5 female employees and 1 male employee. In how many ways can a 3-person committee be created if the committee must include the male employee?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 24
E. 30

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total no of ways will be 5c2
i.e 10 ways
as 1 male will always be in the committe.