asked 143k views
1 vote
Lisa and Krystal are planning trips to ten countries this year. They have 14 countries on their bucket list, in how many ways can they decide which countries to SKIP? 643 24,024 683 1,001

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

1,001 ways for them to decide.

Explanation:

The order in which they will visit the countries is not important, so we use the combinations formula to solve this question.

Combinations formula:


C_(n,x) is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.


C_(n,x) = (n!)/(x!(n-x)!)

In this question:

10 countries from a set of 14. So


C_(14,10) = (14!)/(10!(14-10)!) = 1001

1,001 ways for them to decide.

answered
User Steve Jackson
by
8.4k points
Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.