A composer’s guild is planning its spring concert, and twelve pieces have been submitted for consideration. The director of the guild knows that they will only have time to present eight of them. If the pieces can be played in any order, how many combinations of pieces are possible? Choose the correct choice.
A) 402	B) 210	C) 109	D) 504	E) 495
Combination question..   12C8 = 495..   IMO option 495 is correct..
<result>E</result>
A composer’s guild is planning its spring concert, and twelve pieces have been submitted for consideration. The director of the guild knows that they will only have time to present eight of them. If the pieces can be played in any order, how many combinations of pieces are possible?