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Question 1100709: In how many ways can two$8000 scholarships be given to two students chosen from a pool of 10applicants?
Answer by ikleyn(52884) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two winners among of 10 applicants can be selected in C%5B10%5D%5E2 = %2810%2A9%29%2F2 = 45 ways.

It is the number of combinations of 10 objects take 2 at a time.


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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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