document.write( "Question 511670: from the ten books that you've recently bought but not read, you plan to take 4 with you on vacation. how many different sets of 4 books can you take? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #342347 by Maths68(1474)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Use \n" ); document.write( "nCr=n!/r!(n-r)! \n" ); document.write( "Here \n" ); document.write( "n=10 \n" ); document.write( "r=4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total number of sets of 4 books = 10!/4!(10-4)! \n" ); document.write( "Total number of sets of 4 books = 10!/4!(6)! \n" ); document.write( "Total number of sets of 4 books = 10*9*8*7*6!/4!(6)! \n" ); document.write( "Cancel out 6! \n" ); document.write( "Total number of sets of 4 books = 10*9*8*7/4! \n" ); document.write( "Total number of sets of 4 books = 10*9*8*7/4*3*2 \n" ); document.write( "Total number of sets of 4 books = 5040/24 \n" ); document.write( "Total number of sets of 4 books = 210\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "210 different sets are possible out of 10 books.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |