A literary magazine editor must choose 4 short stories for this month's issue from 17 submissions. in how many ways can the edit

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Rom4ik [11]

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A literary magazine editor must choose 4 short stories for this month's issue from 17 submissions. in how many ways can the edit

or choose this month's stories?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Sauron [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-23T19:16:23+03:00

The item above is answered through the concept of Combination since the arrangement of how the magazines are to be chosen from the total number of magazines given is not a factor. The mathematical expression for this combination is,

n = 17C4

or "combination of 17 taken 4.

n = (17!) / (4!)(17-4)!

n = 2380

<em>Answer: 2,380</em>