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PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE QUESTION

If Linda is at the store and can buy any two fruits (the store sells apples, oranges, pears, bananas, and kiwis), how many combinations of fruit can she choose?
A) 25
B) 3
C) 10
D) 15

User ToxaBes
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Answer:

option C

Explanation:

Total number of items = 5

Number of items to choose = 2

Therefore, the number of combinations is


5C_2 = (5 * 4)/(1 * 2) = 10

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