We form a subgroup by picking simultaneously 3 students among a cohort of 8 students. How many different subgroups can we form? Select one: \( 8^{3}=512 \) \( 8 \times 7 \times 6=336 \) \( \frac{8 \times 7 \times 6}{6}=56 \) \( 8+7+6=21 \) None of the proposed choices
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