SOLUTION: There are 12 applicants for financial aid. The Seabest Scholarship allows four students to receive the money. How many different ways can these scholarships be awarded?

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Question 1157316: There are 12 applicants for financial aid. The Seabest Scholarship allows four students to receive the money. How many different ways can these scholarships be awarded?
Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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4 items (apples, applicants, peaches, nails, students etc.) can be selected from 12 items by  


     ways =  ways = 495 ways.    ANSWER

Solved.

is the number of combinations of n items taken k at a time.

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On Combinations,  see introductory lessons
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
in this site.

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