SOLUTION: How many ways can three finalists for a job be selected from eight interviewees?

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Question 1170056: How many ways can three finalists for a job be selected from eight interviewees?
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In  ways,   = 8*7 = 56.    ANSWER

It is about COMBINATIONS.

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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.

Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic  "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".


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