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15 March, 01:39

Out of 10 students, 2 will be chosen to ride in a car instead of a van on an upcoming field trip. Which statement best describes this situation? A. There are 10P2 = 90 ways the students can be chosen to ride in the car because the order in which the students are chosen matters.

B. There are 10C2 = 45 ways the students can be chosen to ride in the car because the order in which the students are chosen matters.

C. There are 10P2 = 90 ways the students can be chosen to ride in the car because the order in which the students are chosen doesn't matter.

D. There are 10C2 = 45 ways the students can be chosen to ride in the car because the order in which the students are chosen doesn't matter.

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  1. 15 March, 04:17
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    D

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Firstly, since it is a selection question, we shall be using a combination approach.

    So here we are trying to select the best answer that describes that 2 out of 10 students are selected.

    Let's consider the scenario below;

    selecting r out of n can be resolved using the combination nCr

    = n! / (n-r) ! r!

    Now in this case, our n = 10 and r = 2.

    Thus, 10C2, we have;

    10! / (10-2) !2! = 10!/8!2! = (10 * 9 * 8!) / 8!2! = (10 * 9) / 2! = 90/2 = 45

    Thus, 10C2 = 45

    Here, the order of selection does not matter as we can select in random fashion. This makes option D correct
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