There are 8 people on the debate team. In how many ways can the coach choose 4 members to send to competition?
70
1,680
40,320

Question

There are 8 people on the debate team. In how many ways can the coach choose 4 members to send to competition?
70
1,680
40,320

anonymous · Answer

70

mehek14 · Answer

@jobo explain

mehek14 · Answer

You can't just give direct answers

yolomcswagginsggg · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

$$\left(\begin{matrix}8 \ 4\end{matrix}\right) = 70$$

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

8 people
4 slots (A,B,C,D)


8 choices for slot A
7 for slot B
6 for slot C
5 for slot D


8*7*6*5 = 1680 choices total IF order mattered, but it doesn't

since order doesn't matter, we divide by 4! = 24 to get 1680/24 = 70

the result of 70 is equal to 8 C 4 as JoBo wrote above