SOLUTION: In how many ways can a committee of 4 people be chosen out of 8 people ?
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Question 859713: In how many ways can a committee of 4 people be chosen out of 8 people ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 8*7*6*5 = 1680 ways to do it if order mattered
However, on a committee, order usually doesn't matter. So you have to divide by 4! = 4*3*2*1 = 24 to get 1680/24 = 70
So the final answer is 70
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