Answer :

A math Olympiad club consist of 16 students

The number of different teams of 5 students that can be formed for competitions is a combinations of 5 different students

The formula for combination is

[tex]^nC_r=\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}[/tex]

[tex]^{16}C_5[/tex]

The number of teams will be

[tex]^{16}C_5=\frac{16!}{5!(16-5)!}=\frac{16!}{5!\times11!}=4368[/tex]

Hence, the number of teams of 5 that can be formed if 4368

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