SOLUTION: the general manager of a fast food restaurant chain must select 6 resturants from 11 for a promotional program. How many different possible ways can this selction be done?

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Question 372699: the general manager of a fast food restaurant chain must select 6 resturants from 11 for a promotional program. How many different possible ways can this selction be done?

Answer by neatmath(302)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Since order of the restaurants does not appear to matter,

we are looking at a Combination of 11 things takes 6 at a time, or 11C6









Thus, there are 462 different ways the manager can choose 6 restaurants at a time out of 11.

I hope this helps!

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