document.write( "Question 1139404: Hi can you please show me how to solve this? I have watched videos and looked it up online and still get the answer wrong. Thank you.\r
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document.write( "Suppose there is a group of seven people from which we will make a committee.\r
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document.write( "In how many ways can we pick a five-person committee? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #759865 by algebrahouse.com(1659) You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a combinations problem, where you are choosing 7....5 at a time.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Grab a scientific calculator and locate the permutations and combinations button. \n" ); document.write( "It might be labeled nPr and nCr.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You want to use nCr for combinations.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You are choosing 7....5 at a time. \n" ); document.write( "So, type in 7c5 \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You should get 21. \n" ); document.write( " For more help like this, visit: www.algebrahouse.com \n" ); document.write( " |