Question
James has 5 friends who are available to go with him to a baseball game, but he only has 2 extra tickets. How many different choices does James have for which 2 friends to invite?
A.) 3 B.) 5 C.) 10 D) 15
A.) 3 B.) 5 C.) 10 D) 15
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this problem belongs to combinations
formula for this problem is [tex] nCr [/tex]
n represents number of friends and r represents number of tickets
[tex] 5C3=5*4*3/1*2*3=10 [/tex]
so he can make 10 choices