College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 8 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 790: 62

Answer

$165$

Work Step by Step

${n \choose k}=\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}$ Hence here: ${11 \choose 8}=\frac{11!}{8!(11-8)!}=\frac{11\cdot10\cdot9\cdot8!}{8!3!}=\frac{11\cdot10\cdot9}{3\cdot2\cdot1}=\frac{990}{6}=165$
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