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the golf club can send a team of four students to the next golf tournament. if there arw are 15 students in the club? how many different teams if four can be selected

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This is a combination problem.

The formula is n! / (r!(n-r)!

where n is the total number of people and r is the number of people to be picked.

n = 15, r = 4


15! / (4!(15-4)!)

15! / (4!*11!)

Total combinations = 1,365


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