Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 305: 24

Answer

$_{40}C_{40}=1$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: $_nC_r = \dfrac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}$ Use this definition to have: $\require{cancel} _{40}C_{40}=\dfrac{40!}{40!(40-40)!} \\_{40}C_{40}=\dfrac{40!}{40!(0!)} \\_{40}C_{40} = \dfrac{40!}{40!(1)} \\_{40}C_{40} = \dfrac{\cancel{40!}}{\cancel{40!}} \\_{40}C_{40}=1$
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