SOLUTION: A basketball team has 5 players. Find the number of different basketball teams that can be formed from a group of 12 students?

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Question 308072: A basketball team has 5 players. Find the number of different basketball teams that can be formed from a group of 12 students?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a combination, in which you are choosing 5 out of 12 players. The number of combinations is c(12,5) = %2812%2A11%2A10%2A9%2A8%29%2F%285%2A4%2A3%2A2%2A1%29. I used a calculator to do this directly, and it came out 792.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired