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Question 1071752: There are 15 Great Books, from which you know your English prof for next semester will select 10. You are an overachiever and want to figure out how many different combinations of 10 books the prof can pick. How many are there?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 15 Great Books, from which you know your English prof for next semester will select 10. You are an overachiever and want to figure out how many different combinations of 10 books the prof can pick. How many are there?
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Ans: 15C10 = 15!/[5!*10!] = (15*l4*13*12*11)/(1*2*3*4*5) = 3003
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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