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A pizza place offers 5 different cheeses and 10 different toppings. In how many ways can a pizza be made with 2 cheese and 4 toppings?

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The order doesn't matter.


k objects can be chosen out of
n objects, when the order doesn't matter, in
C(n,k)=(n!)/(k!(n-k)!) ways.

So, the answer is
C(5,2)\cdot C(10,4)=(5!)/(2!3!)\cdot(10!)/(4!6!)=(4\cdot5)/(2)\cdot(7\cdot8\cdot9\cdot10)/(2\cdot3\cdot4)=2,100 ways.

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