SOLUTION: <b>USE THE FORMULA FOR COMBINATIONS TO SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. PLEASE SHOW WORK.</b> A locker contains 8 books. You select 3 books at random. How many different sets of boo

SOLUTION: <b>USE THE FORMULA FOR COMBINATIONS TO SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. PLEASE SHOW WORK.</b> A locker contains 8 books. You select 3 books at random. How many different sets of boo

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Question 34914: USE THE FORMULA FOR COMBINATIONS TO SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. PLEASE SHOW WORK.
A locker contains 8 books. You select 3 books at random. How many different sets of books could you select?
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Answer by venugopalramana(3286) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
THE ANSWR IS 8C3=8!/(3!)(8-3)!=8!/3!5!=8*7*6*5*4*3*2/3*2*5*4*3*2
=8*7=56
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