A committee of students is chosen from a group of students. How many different committees are possible?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B.

  1. Step 1: A committee is a subset, so the order of the two members is irrelevant. Step 2. . Answer: 15. Why not the others: counts ordered pairs, multiplies the wrong numbers, and allows repetition.

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