SOLUTION: BANANA SPLIT: An ice-cream parlor has 20 different flavors. Cynthia orders a banana split and has to select 3 different flavors. How many different selections are possible?

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Question 443138: BANANA SPLIT:
An ice-cream parlor has 20 different flavors. Cynthia orders a banana split and has to select 3 different flavors. How many different selections are possible?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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BANANA SPLIT:
An ice-cream parlor has 20 different flavors. Cynthia orders a banana split and has to select 3 different flavors. How many different selections are possible?
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20C3 = (20*19*18)/(1*2*3) = 1140 different combinations of 3 flavors.
Cheers,
Stan H.