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  1. January 15th 2012, 12:12 PM #1
    bigwave
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    Cool how many 3 person groups

    how many groups of 3 people can be formed from 8 different people
    thot this was just 3x8 but not sure
    thanks ahead
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  2. January 15th 2012, 12:27 PM #2
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    Re: how many 3 person groups

    The number of ways to select three people from a group of eight people is \binom 8 3.
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