SOLUTION: If (base 100)C(base 2) has a value of 4,950, what is the value of (base 100)C (base98)?

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Question 175405: If (base 100)C(base 2) has a value of 4,950, what is the value of (base 100)C (base98)?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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This would be a combination of 100 items taken 2 at at time. It turns out that choosing 98 out of 100 is exactly the same, 4950.

Think of the situation in which you are choosing 2 delegates out of 100 members of a club to attend a conference. When you choose the 2 delegates to GO, you are automatically choosing the 98 members who will NOT GO!! Choosing 2 to GO is the same as choosing the 98 who will stay behind.

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