Answer:
7. combination; 25C6 = 177100
8. combination; 15C5 = 3003
Explanation:
7. The order of the committee member selections is not important. (It would be if specific people filled specific positions on the committee.) Hence, the number is a number of combinations of 25 people taken 6 at a time.
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8. The order of players is not important, as it might be if specific choices filled specific positions on the team. (The problem statement gives no indication that is the case. It is only by our knowledge of basketball teams that we entertain the possibility that order might be important.) Hence, the number is a number of combinations of 15 people taken 5 at a time.
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Of course, nCk = n!/(k!(n-k)!)