Decide if the following scenario involves a permutation or combination. Then find the number of possibilities. The student body

Question

3 years ago

7

of 165 students wants to elect 3 representatives

1 answer:

Troyanec [42] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-08T21:58:37+03:00

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Answer:

735,130.

Step-by-step explanation:

The order of election of the 3 representatives does not matter so it is a combination.

The number of possible combinations

= 165! / 162! 3!

= (165 * 164 * 163) / (3*2*1)

= 735,130.