SOLUTION: A teacher must choose 6 out of her class of 30 students to take part in a mathematics competition. In how many ways may these 6 students be chosen?

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Question 1116360: A teacher must choose 6 out of her class of 30 students to take part in a mathematics competition. In how many ways may these 6 students be chosen?
Answer by ikleyn(52818)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In   =  =  = 593775 ways.


It is about Combinations.

On Combinations,  see the lessons
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
in this site.

Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic  "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".


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