completely. 1. From a class with 40 students, 8 students will be chosen to join the science field trip. In how many ways can the students be chosen?
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This can be calculated using the combination formula, which is given by: C(n, r) = n! / (r!(n-r)!) where n is the total number of students (40) and r is the number of students to be chosen (8). Using this formula, we can calculate the number of ways to choose Show more…
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