SOLUTION: how many groups of four can you get out of six people

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Question 880095: how many groups of four can you get out of six people
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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6*5*4*3 = 30*12 = 360

There are 360 ways to pick a group of 4 (from 6 people) if order matters.

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Since order doesn't matter, we divide by 4! = 4*3*2*1 = 24 to get

360/24 = 15

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There are 15 different groups. Order does not matter.