Question

Connie is packing for a trip. She has 17 pairs of jeans. If she has room to pack 6 pairs how many ways can she choose which jeans to take

Answer 1

Answer:12,376

Explanation:

Given

Connie has 17 Pairs of jeans

She has to choose 6 pairs out of 17

We know, no of ways to pick r items out of n items is
`^nC_r`

`\therefore \text{No of ways is =}^(17)C_6\\\\\Rightarrow (17!)/((17-6)!6!)=12,376\ \text{ways}`