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Question 437760: If there are 17 people and each is running for 1 of 3 committee seats, how many 3 person committees can be made with no repeats? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If there are 17 people and each is running for 1 of 3 committee seats, how many 3 person committees can be made with no repeats?
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17C3 = (17*16*15)/(1*2*3) = 680
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Stan H.
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