SOLUTION: You found 25 books at the library but you can only check out 5. You have already chosen 2 books. How many different groups of five books can you have after the two you have alrea

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Question 875701: You found 25 books at the library but you can only check out 5. You have already chosen 2 books. How many different groups of five books can you have after the two you have already chosen?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
23 remaining books, choose 3

C(23,3) = 1771

Edwin

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