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Question 1155185: A pollster randomly selected 2 of 12 available people.

How many different groups of two are possible?

Number of possible groups
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is the number of all combinations of 12 people taken 2 at a time


    C%5B12%5D%5E2 = %2812%2A11%29%2F2 = 6*11 = 66.    ANSWER

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