SOLUTION: a student is asked to answer 8 out of 10 questions on exam. How many ways can a queston be answered?

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Question 612005: a student is asked to answer 8 out of 10 questions on exam. How many ways can a queston be answered?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your command of the English language is completely whack, but I think what you mean is "how many different ways can the student complete the test".

Assuming that, you want to calculate , read "10 choose 8", and calculated

You can do your own arithmetic.

John

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