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How many ways can three items be selected from a group of six items? Use the letters A, $B, C, D, E,$ and $F$ to identify the items, and list each of the different combinations of three items.
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We have six items, labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F. We want to select three items from this group. The order in which we select the items does not matter, so we are dealing with combinations, not permutations. Show more…
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