SOLUTION: How many subsets of {0,2,4,6,8,10} have three elements?

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Question 1075363: How many subsets of {0,2,4,6,8,10} have three elements?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20.
it is the number of ways to choose 3 objects from 6, or 6C3 or 6!/3!3!=6*5*4*3!/3!*6

Answer by ikleyn(52756)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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= the number of combination of 6 objects taken 3 at a time = = = = 5*4 = 20.


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    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
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