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In how many ways can you select 9 cupcakes from a box containing 17 cupcakes?(a) 42769(b) 45398(c) 24310(d) 36214This question was posed to me at a job interview.My query is from Counting topic in chapter Counting of Discrete Mathematics

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Correct option is (c) 24310

For EXPLANATION I would SAY: The number of ways to choose 9 CUPCAKES out of a SET of 17 is ^17C9 = \(\frac{17!}{9!(17-9)!}\) = 24,310.



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