SOLUTION: A class of 13 students is trying to decide how they should form themselves into groups of 4 for an upcomiing classroom activity. One of the students first proposes they calculate h

Question 361579: A class of 13 students is trying to decide how they should form themselves into groups of 4 for an upcomiing classroom activity. One of the students first proposes they calculate how many combinations of 4 students can be made from 13 people. After doing the calculations, how many groups of 4 people can be made from a student population of 13 people?
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A class of 13 students is trying to decide how they should form themselves into groups of 4 for an upcomiing classroom activity. One of the students first proposes they calculate how many combinations of 4 students can be made from 13 people. After doing the calculations, how many groups of 4 people can be made from a student population of 13 people?
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13C4 = (13*12*11*10)/(1*2*3*4) = 715
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Stan H.

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