in a classroom there are 28 tablets which includes 5 that are defective. if seven tablets are chosen at random to be used by student groups. 12. how many total selections can be made? a. 140 b. 98280 c. 11793600 d. 4037880 e. 1184040



Answer :

The number of total selections that can be made is 1184040 i.e., option e is correct.

The number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements is given by the formula mentioned below:

[tex]C_{n,x}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}[/tex]

This formula is used when the order in which the elements are chosen does not matter.

As per the question we know that seven tablets are chosen from a set of 28 tablets, hence the number of selections that can be made is given by:

[tex]C_{28,7}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{28!}{7!(28-7)!}[/tex]

[tex]C_{28,7}[/tex] = ( 28 × 27 ×26 × 25 × 24 × 23 × 22 × 21! ) / ( 7! × 21!)

[tex]C_{28,7}[/tex] = ( 28 × 27 ×26 × 25 × 24 × 23 × 22 ) / ( 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 )

[tex]C_{28,7}[/tex] = 1184040

Thus, we can conclude that  total selections that can be made is 1184040.

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