A committee of 5 people is to be selected from 8 people. How many different committees are possible? Choices:  A) 28  B) 40  C) 56  D) 168  E) 336
Because the order does not matter in selecting 5 people for the committee, this is a combination question.   The number of ways to select 5 people from 8 = 8C5 = 8!/5!*3! = 56. Hence 56.
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A committee of 5 people is to be selected from 8 people. How many different committees are possible?