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1 April, 20:30

An artist is trying to choose 5 covers for children's books. There are 10 different covers to choose from. How many ways can the artist choose covers? (It's a permutation and combination kind of problem)

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  1. 2 April, 00:22
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    252

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The order of the books isn't important, so we'll use combinations.

    The number of ways to choose 5 books from 10 is:

    ₁₀C₅ = 10! / (5! (10 - 5) !)

    ₁₀C₅ = 10! / (5! 5!)

    ₁₀C₅ = 10*9*8*7*6 / (5*4*3*2*1)

    ₁₀C₅ = 252
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