SOLUTION: An Experiment involves 32 participants. From these, a group of 5 participants is to be tested under a special condition. How many groups of 5 participants are possible?

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Question 1119551: An Experiment involves 32 participants. From these, a group of 5 participants is to be tested under a special condition. How many groups of 5 participants are possible?
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Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source):
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Answer. = = 201376, the number of combinations of 32 items taken 5 at a time.

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    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
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Thanks to the tutor @MathTherapy for noticing my typo in the previous version,

which I just corrected.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source):
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An Experiment involves 32 participants. From these, a group of 5 participants is to be tested under a special condition. How many groups of 5 participants are possible?