SOLUTION: How many different ways can a coach select the captain of a team from a group of 20 people

Question 1085006: How many different ways can a coach select the captain of a team from a group of 20 people
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20C1: 20!/(20-1)!

So, select 1 out of 20 where order doesn't matter equals 20 different ways the coach can select the captain (he has 20 people to choose from, that's 20 ways so this particular problem you can solve with logic if you wanted to).
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