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OpenStudy (anonymous):

An election ballot asks voters to select six city commissioners from a group of sixteen candidates. In how many ways can this be done?

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

isn't it just 16 x 15 x 14 x 13 x 12 x 11 =

Directrix (directrix):

Assumption: Order of selection does not matter, that is, if you are the first person selected for the committee, then that is no different from being the 6th person selected for the committee. 16 Choose 6 or C(16,6) = 8008. @aababb

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