SOLUTION: a school sent 5 students to a spelling bee. the team was made up of 4 people. how many different teams of 4 students could be sent?

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Question 281005: a school sent 5 students to a spelling bee. the team was made up of 4 people. how many different teams of 4 students could be sent?
Answer by brucewill(101) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a COMBINATIONS question.
Combinations of 5 things 4 at a time, is:
5%21+%2F+%284%21+%2A+1%21%29 = 5