SOLUTION: An election ballot asks voters to select 6 city commissioners from a group of 14 candidates. In how many ways can this be done?
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Question 1164521
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An election ballot asks voters to select 6 city commissioners from a group of 14 candidates. In how many ways can this be done?
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It is the number of combinations of 14 items/persons taken 6 at a time
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= 3003.
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On Combinations, see introductory lessons
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Introduction to Combinations
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PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
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Problems on Combinations
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OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
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Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
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Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations
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