Register
Marty bought 4 new books today. He plans to read 2 of these while on vacation. How many combinations of 2 books from the group of 4 could he choose to read?
176k views
0 votes
Marty bought 4 new books today. He plans to read 2 of these while on vacation. How many combinations of 2 books from the group of 4 could he choose to read?

User Tarsem
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

6 votes
There are 6 different combinations of 2 books from the group of 4 that he could choose to do.

Let's say all of the books were letters.
Books a, b, c, and d.

Different combinations include:

ab, ac, ad, bc, bd, and cd.
User Namelessjon
by
7.9k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Write words to match the expression. 24- ( 6+3)
Link Copied!