SOLUTION: A market research firm has advertised to find three fieldworkers to assist in a market survey that has to be conducted. Eight applicants of similar age and no experience applied f

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Question 1184793: A market research firm has advertised to find three fieldworkers to assist in a market survey
that has to be conducted. Eight applicants of similar age and no experience applied for the
position. In how many ways can the market research firm appoint three fieldworkers from this
group?
Answer by ikleyn(52754) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is the number of taking (choosing) 3 different items from 8 items,


i.e. the number of combinations   C%5B8%5D%5E3 = %288%2A7%2A6%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%29 = 8*7 = 56.

Solved, answered and explained.

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