Kaylee has 7 dolls. Her mom will only let her bring 5 of them to a friend's house.
How many different ways can Kaylee select a group of 5 dolls to bring?



Answer :

To find out how many different ways Kaylee can select a group of 5 dolls from the 7 she has, we can use the combination formula. The combination formula is:

nCr = n! / [r! (n - r)!]

In this case:
n = total number of dolls = 7
r = number of dolls to be selected = 5

Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

7C5 = 7! / [5!
(7 - 5)!]
7C5 = 7! / [5! 2!]
7C5 = (7
6 5!) / (5! 2)
7C5 = (7 * 6) / 2
7C5 = 21

Therefore, there are 21 different ways Kaylee can select a group of 5 dolls from the 7 she has to bring to her friend's house.

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