How many different ways can you choose 5 books from a shelf containing 12 books? Type a numerical answer in the space provided.

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Ashokds · Answer 1 · 2018-12-18T02:02:50+0000

assuming that order in which you choose the 5 books is not important the its 12C5 - that is the number of combinations of 5 out of 12.

this is 12! / 5! 7! = 12*11*10*9*8
---------------- = 792 ways
5*4*3*2*1

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