SOLUTION: A committee of 4 has to be formed out of a group of 17 students. How many such committees are possible?

SOLUTION: A committee of 4 has to be formed out of a group of 17 students. How many such committees are possible?

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Question 463633: A committee of 4 has to be formed out of a group of 17 students. How many such committees are possible?
Answer by aliateach(10) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here order is not important then it is combination
C(17,4) = 17! / 4! (17 - 4)!

C(17,4) =2380
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