SOLUTION: the number of ways 5 workers could be selected from 100 workers for an early lunch would be computed 5 to the 100th power 5*100 100!/95! 100!/5!95!

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Question 1083525: the number of ways 5 workers could be selected from 100 workers for an early lunch would be computed
5 to the 100th power

5*100

100!/95!

100!/5!95!
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, addingup:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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That's "100 workers, Choose 5" or 100C5 sometimes written C(100,5)

Look up the formula for nCr or C(n,r), the number of combinations of n
things taken r at a time, and substitute n=100 and r=5.

Edwin

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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100 choose 5 or 100C5:
100!/(5!(100-5)!) = 100!/(5!95!)