Simple basic math problem

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Simple basic math problem
« on: March 08, 2012, 11:03:06 AM »
a manager is forming a 6-person team to work on a certain project . from the 11 candidates available for the team , the manager has already chosen 3 to be on the team , in selecting the other 3 team members , how many different combinations of 3 of the remaining candidates does the manager have to choose from ?

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There are only 8 people left to choose from, so 8C3 = 8! / (3! * 5!) = (8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1)/(3*2*1*5*4*3*2*1) = (8*7*6)/(3*2*1) = 56

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Re: Simple basic math problem
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2012, 11:39:03 AM »
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Re: Simple basic math problem
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2012, 02:17:28 PM »
Truly basic...
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Re: Simple basic math problem
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2012, 01:47:16 PM »
Thanks for sharing..
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