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Charles has eight different winter scarves, and he wears three at a time. How many different ways can Charles wear three scarves? 6,720 56 112 336

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Answer:

Ans= 6720 ways

Explanation:

From Combination rule from Permutation and Combination, nCr

We use 8^C3 or 8C3,

8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1

-------------------------- =6,720

3x2x1

or

8x7x6x5x4x3! /3!, here the 3! cancels each other out, and we're left with 8x7x6x5x4, which equals 6720.

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