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Question 1165885: If a group of three students is to be selected from a class of 25 to attend a local science fair, how many different groups are possible?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is the number of combinations of 25 items taken 3 at a time


    C%5B25%5D%5E3 = %2825%2A24%2A23%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%29 = 25*4*23 = 100*23 = 2300.    ANSWER

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On Combinations,  see introductory lessons
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
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