A textbook search committee is condisdering 10 books for possible adoption. The committee has decided to select 5 of the ten for further consideration. in how many ways can it do so

They can do so in 252 ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

The order in which the books are chosen is not important. So we use the combinations formula to solve this question.

Combinations formula:

is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.

In this question:

5 books from a set of 10. So

They can do so in 252 ways.

it should be a and d. lmk if i'm wrong xd

a) 0.25x times 3. (could be wrong on equation.)

b) 2.25 pound of dark chocolate. (can i eat all the chocolate? plz? anyway, again, could be wrong, but i hope im right. all the chocolate together should be 5.25 pounds)

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