document.write( "Question 1029863: Michael is packing his bags for his vacation. He has 5 unique shirts, but only 4 fit in his bag.
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document.write( "How many different groups of 4 shirts can he take? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #644786 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Five chosen four at a time is found by \n" ); document.write( "5! / ((5-4)!*4!) = 5 different ways. \n" ); document.write( "Another way (but more time-consuming) is naming them...the roster method...for shirts called A,B,C,D,E we have \n" ); document.write( "ABCD \n" ); document.write( "ABCE \n" ); document.write( "ABDE \n" ); document.write( "ACDE \n" ); document.write( "BCDE \n" ); document.write( " |