SOLUTION: 8^C4/12^C4 8C4 over 12C4= A combination is a selection of objects from a group of objects without regard to order and is denoted by nCr. I've tried dividing it out and

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Question 1120522: 8^C4/12^C4

8C4 over 12C4=
A combination is a selection of objects from a group of objects without regard to order and is denoted by nCr.
I've tried dividing it out and that is not the response for this statistics question.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8^C4/12^C4

8C4 over 12C4 = 8C4/12C4
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The ^ implies exponentiation.
8C4 = 8!/(4!*(8-4)!) = 8*7*6*5/24 = 70
12C4 = 12!/((12-4)!*4!) = 495
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70/495 = 14/99

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