document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=740753>Question 740753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many ways can 3 out of 10 students be chosen? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #451682 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jam123><B>jam123(18)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jam123><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=451682\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Say our students' names are A, B, C..., J.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Student 1 can be any of the 10 students, so we'll put a 10 there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1   2  3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Student 2 CANNOT be any of the 10 students, as there has already been another student chosen. Thus, the number of students is 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10  9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1   2  3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that 2 students have been chosen, 8 students can be Student 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10  9  8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1   2  3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "720<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, there are 720 ways for 3 out of 10 students to be chosen. </SPAN>\n" );
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