document.write( "Question 968524: how many different ways can 3 parties be assigned to 3 of 12 empty booths in a restaurant? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Suppose the booths are numbered  {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}\r\n" );
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document.write( "The question is:\r\n" );
document.write( "How many subsets of 3 booths can you get from the above set? \r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the combinations of 12 booth numbers taken 3 at a time.\r\n" );
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document.write( "12C3 = 12 Choose 3 = 12C3 =  = \r\n" );
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