SOLUTION: Compute how many ways you can select n elements from N elements when n=5 and N=20

SOLUTION: Compute how many ways you can select n elements from N elements when n=5 and N=20

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Question 1153693: Compute how many ways you can select n elements from N elements when n=5 and N=20
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is 20C5=
20!/5!15!
20*19*18*17*16*15!/15!5!
This is 20*19*18*17*16/120
=15,504 ways
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