document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590510>Question 590510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are allowed to omit two out of 12 questions on a quiz. How many ways can you select the questions to omit? Can you please show the break down of the work so I can figure out the formula </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #375201 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375201\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are 12C2 ways of selecting two things from a group of twelve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 12 ways to select the 1st question and then 11 ways to select the 2nd question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ BUT ___ selecting question 5 and then 8 is the same as selecting 8 and then 5 (same two questions are omitted)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the number of ways is ___ (12 * 11) / 2 (which is 12C2) </SPAN>\n" );
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