SOLUTION: Select 4 novels from a list of 11 to read for class. How many ways can you choose which books to read?

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Question 1169715: Select 4 novels from a list of 11 to read for class. How many ways can you choose which books to read?
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the order does not matter, then the answer is  C%5B11%5D%5E4  combinations,  or


    %2811%2A10%2A9%2A8%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%2A4%29 ways.


Use your calculator.

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This question is about COMBINATIONS.

On Combinations,  see introductory lessons
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
in this site.

Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic  "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".


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Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II
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