document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859713>Question 859713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In how many ways can a committee of 4 people be chosen out of 8 people ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #517906 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=517906\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 8*7*6*5 = 1680 ways to do it if order mattered\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, on a committee, order usually doesn't matter. So you have to divide by 4! = 4*3*2*1 = 24 to get 1680/24 = 70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the final answer is <font size=4 color=\"red\">70</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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