The number of combinations of 2 health care providers of different types possible are 47.
Explanation:
Doctors = 4
Dentists = 3
Nurses = 5
combinations of two different health care providers = ?
Combination would be = ⁴C₁ X ³C₁ + ³C₁ X ⁵C₁ + ⁴C₁ X ⁵C₁
ⁿCₐ = n! / ( n - a )! X a!
So on calculating the combination we get,
= 4 X 3 + 3 X 5 + 4 X 5
= 12 + 15 + 20
= 47
Therefore, the number of combinations of 2 health care providers of different types possible are 47.