A manufacturing company has 5 vice presidents: Andrew, Beth, Charles, Diane, and Eric. Their regional responsibilities are shown in the table.

Vice President Regional Responsibility
Andrew East
Beth East
Charles East
Diane West
Eric West
The president of the company wants to randomly select 2 of the 5 vice presidents to send to a conference. How many distinct groups of 2 vice presidents can be selected without replacement from this small population of 5 vice presidents?

2
4
5
10

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How does the author help readers better understand pasteurization?

The sentence, “Dr. Louis Pasteur found a way to vaccinate them, and so to keep them healthy” explains the process.

The sentence, “Many people became ill and died from drinking the milk of sick cows” describes the problem.

The phrase, “a method of making milk safe” defines the word.

The phrase, “so to keep them healthy” restates the meaning.

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the combination formula.

5 C2 = 5!/5!3! = 10

The answer is 10

16

step-by-step explanation:

2 x 40 = 80

80/5

= 16