Problem 8
Probability
Level
1
I need to select 5 kinds of vegetables from 8 different kinds of vegetables. In how many ways can this be done if the order doesn't matter?
Check out the set: Combinatorics .
The answer is 56.
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1 solution
The number of ways to choose 5 vegetables out of 8:
( 5 8 ) = 5 6