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Problem # 17: How many ways can an adviser choose 5 students from a class of 14 if a) they are all assign the same task? b) If they are each given a different task?

          Problem # 17: How many ways can an adviser choose 5 students from a class of 14 if
a) they are all assign the same task?
b) If they are each given a different task?

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Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach

Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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Solved by Expert Nick Johnson

03/15/2023

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This is a problem of combinations, and we can use the formula for combinations to find the answer: $C(n, k) = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}$ In this case, we want to find the sum of all possible combinations of choosing students from the class of 14: $\sum_{k=0}^{14} Show more…

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Problem #17: How many ways can an adviser choose students from a class of 14 if they are all assigned the same task? b) If they are each given a different task?