document.write( "Question 550738: In how many ways you can randomly select 5 students from a 12-student class? \n" ); document.write( "
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C(n,r) = (n!)/(r!(n-r)!)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C(12,5) = (12*11*10*9*8*7!)/(5!*7!)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C(12,5) = (12*11*10*9*8)/(5!)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C(12,5) = (12*11*10*9*8)/(5*4*3*2*1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C(12,5) = (95040)/(120)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C(12,5) = 792\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 792 ways to select 5 students from a 12-student class (assuming order does not matter)
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