document.write( "Question 1110224: from a group of 40 people, a jury of 12 people is selected. in how many different ways of 12 people be selected \n" ); document.write( "
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from a group of 40 people, a jury of 12 people is selected. in how many different ways of 12 people be selected
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\n" ); document.write( "The 1st pick is 1/40
\n" ); document.write( "then 1/39
\n" ); document.write( "etc.
\n" ); document.write( "--> 40*39*38 ... 30*29
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\n" ); document.write( "But picking A, B, C, etc is the same as C, A, B --> divide by 12!
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\n" ); document.write( "--> 40!/((40-12)!*12!)
\n" ); document.write( "= 5,586,853,480 ways
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