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Statistics: 13 toppings, how many 2-topping pizzas possible?

Postby SHANIE3 on Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:37 pm

A PIZZA PARLOR HAS A CHOICE OF 13 TOPPINGS FOR ITS PIZZAS. fROM THESE 13 TOPPINGS MANY DIFFERENT 2-TOPPINGS PIZZAS CAN BE ORDERD? aSSUME THAT THE ORDER IN WHICH TOPPINGS ARE LISTED DOES NOT MATTER.
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Postby jaybird0827 on Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:05 pm

SHANIE3 wrote:A PIZZA PARLOR HAS A CHOICE OF 13 TOPPINGS FOR ITS PIZZAS. fROM THESE 13 TOPPINGS MANY DIFFERENT 2-TOPPINGS PIZZAS CAN BE ORDERD? aSSUME THAT THE ORDER IN WHICH TOPPINGS ARE LISTED DOES NOT MATTER.


This is a simple problem in combinations. You want to select 2 toppings out of 13 available. So it's combinations of 13 things taken two at a time.

13C2

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