A department had 8 male and female employees each. A project

A department had 8 male and female employees each. A project team involving 3 male and 3 female members needs to be chosen from the department employees. How many different projects teams can be chosen ?

Total ways = ⁸C₃ x ⁸C₃
= (8 x 7 x 6)/(3 x 2) x (8 x 7 x 6)/(3 x 2)
= 56 x 56 = 3136