SOLUTION: A state’s department of transportation plans to develop a new section of interstate highway and receives 16 bids for the project. The state plans to hire four of the bidding compan

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Question 328101: A state’s department of transportation plans to develop a new section of interstate highway and receives 16 bids for the project. The state plans to hire four of the bidding companies. How many different combinations of four companies can be selected from the 16 bidding companies?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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16C4 = (16*15*14*13)/(1*2*3*4) = 1820
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Stan H.