SOLUTION: In how many ways can a committee of 3 be selected from a group of 5?

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Question 4068: In how many ways can a committee of 3 be selected from a group of 5?
Found 2 solutions by rapaljer, Levski123:
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because the graph extends "all the way" to the left and "all the way" to the right, the domain (set of all x values) is all real numbers.
Because the graph extends "all the way" up and "all the way" down, the range (set of all y values) is also all real numbers.

Answer by Levski123(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the permutations formula
nPr = n!/(n-r)!
5P3 = 5!/(5-3)!
= 5!/2!
= 5x4x3x2x1 / 2x1
= 5x4x3
= 60
The Number counting principle can also be applied, but its the same thing really.