SOLUTION: A five person committee is to be elected from an organization with 15 members. How many different committees are possible?
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Question 1155347: A five person committee is to be elected from an organization with 15 members. How many different committees are possible?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is the number of all combinations of 14 items taken 5 at a time.
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- PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
- Problems on Combinations
- OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
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