SOLUTION: A Campfire Girls troop has 14 members. In how many different ways can the leader appoint 3 members to clean up camp?
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Question 1149051: A Campfire Girls troop has 14 members. In how many different ways can the leader appoint 3 members to clean up camp?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The problem is asking how many combinations of 14 members taken 3 members at a time are there, that is,
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14C3 = 14!/(3! * (14-3)!) = (14 * 13 * 12)/6 = 14 * 13 * 2 = 364 ways
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