SOLUTION: There are 20 members in a club. Five people are selected to go to the state conference. In how many ways can the five members be selected?
Methods tried: 20P5= 5!/(20-5)!
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Question 747960: There are 20 members in a club. Five people are selected to go to the state conference. In how many ways can the five members be selected?
Methods tried: 20P5= 5!/(20-5)!
Thank you for your help
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20!/15! would be correct if the 5 people were going for five distinct postions, such as in a baseball team, but your five are just a group.
20!/15!5! = 15504 groups of five you can pick.
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