SOLUTION: Roger the theater agent is looking for a new comedy duo. He wants to find a pair that works well together. So he will have each applicant work with each other applicant and he will

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Question 763003: Roger the theater agent is looking for a new comedy duo. He wants to find a pair that works well together. So he will have each applicant work with each other applicant and he will decide which two have the best chemistry together. If there are 50 applicants, how many runs will there be?
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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The question is: In how many ways a set of 2 people be chosen from a set of 50?
The answer is C(50,2) [50 Choose 2] and formula for the same is:
(50*49)/(1*2) = 1225.
There will be a total of highlight%281225%29 runs.
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