A composer’s guild is planning its spring concert, and eleven pieces have been submitted for consideration. The director of the guild knows that they will only have time to present three of them. If the pieces can be played in any order, how many combinations of pieces are possible?
Choices:
A) 402
B) 165
C) 154
D) 512
E) 126
Combination question..   11C3 = 165..   IMO option 165 is correct..
<result>B</result>
A composer’s guild is planning its spring concert, and eleven pieces have been submitted for consideration. The director of the guild knows that they will only have time to present three of them. If the pieces can be played in any order, how many combinations of pieces are possible?