Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Review - Exercises - Page 891: 73

Answer

100

Work Step by Step

To find 5C2 and 5C3, we plug 5 and 3 or 5 and 2 into the combination formula $\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}$. From there we get $\frac{5!}{2!(3)!}$ for both 5c2 and 5c3. We solve to get 10 for both. Multiply 10 and 10 to get 100.
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