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document.write( "A box of colored crayons contains 12 distinct colors. In how many ways can 2 colors be chosen, assuming that the order of the colors chosen doesn't matter?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12C2 = [12*11]/[1*2] = 66<BR>\n" );
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