SOLUTION: A committee of 3 people is to be chosen from 8 possible candidates. How many possible committees are there?
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Question 755429: A committee of 3 people is to be chosen from 8 possible candidates. How many possible committees are there?
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That depends. Does the order in which they are chosen matter? For example, is the first one chosen for the committee the chairperson and the second one the vice-chairperson? Or are they all just members, so that Susan, John, Sandy is exactly the same as Sandy, Susan, John?
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