SOLUTION: if a school has 500 students, how many different ways could a sample of 10 students be selected

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Question 762584: if a school has 500 students, how many different ways could a sample of 10 students be selected
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can choose 10 from 500 in C(500,10) ways - and the formula is
(500*499*498*497*496*494*494*493*492*491)/(1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10)
Approximately 2.45*10^20 ways
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