document.write( "Question 76801: How many different committees of three members can be formed from a group of eight people? \n" ); document.write( "
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Label the eight people as A B C D E F G H
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The A list
\n" ); document.write( "ABC ABD ABE ABF ABG ABH
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\n" ); document.write( "ADE ADF ADG ADH
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\n" ); document.write( "21\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The B list
\n" ); document.write( "BCD BCE BCF BCG BCH
\n" ); document.write( "BDE BDF BDG BDH
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\n" ); document.write( "15\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The C list
\n" ); document.write( "CDE CDF CDG CDH
\n" ); document.write( "CEF CEG CEH
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The D list
\n" ); document.write( "DEF DEG DEH
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\n" ); document.write( "6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The E list
\n" ); document.write( "EFG EFH
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\n" ); document.write( "3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The F list
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\n" ); document.write( "1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "21 + 15 + 10 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 56
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