document.write( "Question 143974: You have 7 friends who want to go to a concert with you, but you only have room in your car for 2 of them. To avoid accusations of favoritism, you have your friends draw straws: There are 3 long and 2 short straws, and the short straws win. How many possible pairs of friends could be chosen in this way? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #104826 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 7C2 = 7*6/1*2 = 21 \n" ); document.write( "===================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |