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Question 1178928: A psychological study of outstanding salesperson is to be made. If 5 salespeople are needed and 12 are qualified, in how many ways can the 5 be selected?
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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In   C%5B12%5D%5E5   ways.


You do your own arithmetic.


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This problem is on  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
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