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If the Math Olympiad Club consists of 19 students, how many different teams of 3students can be formed for competitions?

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since they are students order is not going to matter and it will be a combination.


nCr=(n!)/(r!(n-r)!)

n= total of students

n=19

r= students per group

r=3


\begin{gathered} 19C3=(19!)/(3!16!) \\ 19C3=969 \end{gathered}

there can be formed 969 groups

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