SOLUTION: There are 16 different colored marks in the bucket. How many ways can Kelly choose five of them? And is it permutation or combination?

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Question 1176340: There are 16 different colored marks in the bucket. How many ways can Kelly choose five of them? And is it permutation or combination?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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order doesn't matter --> combination

16 choose 5 = (16 * 15 * 14 * 13 * 12)/(5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1) = 4,368