SOLUTION: Seven people are preparing to play basketball using a three member team. How many different three person teams can be put together. Hint: Combination of 7 taking 3 at a time.
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Question 811076: Seven people are preparing to play basketball using a three member team. How many different three person teams can be put together. Hint: Combination of 7 taking 3 at a time.
Answer by natenator(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since it's asking to choose 3 people from 7 and there are no rules about whether order matters we can assume that this is a combination question. Therefore we use a formula of 7C3 (7 choose 3)
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Hopefully that helps. I am new here and have ZERO clue how to use this formula system. Took me well over 30 mins to post something that simple lol
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