There are 18 students in a class, and 6 of them will be chosen to go on a field trip. How many ways can these students be chosen?

Olefrank asked Feb 3, 2023

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Olefrank asked Feb 3, 2023

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Answer:

There are 18564 ways

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the number of ways as:

$\begin{gathered} 18C6=(18!)/((18-6)!6!)=(18!)/(12!6!) \\ \\ =18564 \end{gathered}$

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