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Homework: 3.44 of 15 (3 compleScore: 0 of 1 pt3.4.9Evaluate the given expression and express the result using the usual format for writing numbers (instead of scientific notation)38 C3

Homework: 3.44 of 15 (3 compleScore: 0 of 1 pt3.4.9Evaluate the given expression and-example-1

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\begin{gathered} ^(38)C_3=(38!)/(3!\cdot(38-3)!) \\ ^(38)C_3=(38!)/(3!35!)=(38*37*36)/(3!*35!) \\ ^(38)C_3=(38*37*36)/(3*2*1)=(50,616)/(6) \\ ^(38)C_3=8,436 \end{gathered}

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