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Question 765890: A manager must select 8 of 12 possible workers to work on New Year's Eve. In how many ways can this be done?
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can be done in "12 choose 8" which is the same as "12 choose 4" or C(12,4)
Number of ways = 12*11*10*9/(1*2*3*4) = 495 ways.