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Question 861860: i have 16 flowers plan on using 5 differnt ones. how many different selections of 5 can i make?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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i have 16 flowers plan on using 5 differnt ones. how many different selections of 5 can i make?
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Ans: 16C5 = 16!/(16-5)!*5! = (16*15*14*13*12)/(1*2*3*4*5) = 4368
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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