Question

You have 5 friends who want to go to a concert with you, but you only have 3 extra tickets. How many possible ways are there to choose 3 of your 5 friends?

A. 15
B. 10
C. 60
D. 125

Answer 1

\[\left(\begin{matrix}5 \\ 3\end{matrix}\right)\] or 10

Answer 2

which one could it be hmm. . .

Answer 3

They are the same. 5 choose 3 equals 10

Answer 4

ok thank you

Answer 5

\[\left(\begin{matrix}5 \\ 3\end{matrix}\right)\] or as it's read, 5 choose 3 is the method you would use to see how many ways you can choose 3 things out of a total of 5 things.