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There are 9 members on a board of directors. If they must form a subcommittee of 3 members, how many different subcommittees are possible?

There are 9 members on a board of directors. If they must form a subcommittee of 3 members, how many different subcommittees are possible?
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There are 9 members on a board of directors. If they must form a subcommittee of 3 members, how many different subcommittees are possible?

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9 members
3 in each sub committee

Assuming each person can only be in 1 subcommittee....
9/3 is correct (3 is the answer)

If persons can serve on multiple committees, the number would be much larger. Closer to 81
User TheBrent
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3 subcommittees

explanation: 9/3=3
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